Climate Adaptation
Fire in California Wine Country Expands as Thousands Flee
- Blazes erupt after high winds and hot weather over weekend
- PG&E says in memo no indications its equipment is at fault
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A wildfire ripping through Northern California’s wine country has more than tripled in size, forcing thousands of evacuations and endangering properties in a region devastated by blazes just three years ago.
The Glass Fire north of San Francisco reached more than 36,000 acres as of Monday evening, up from 11,000 acres in the morning, and is 0% contained, according to a briefing by officials in Sonoma County. A second fire that erupted over the weekend in Shasta County is also raging and has killed at least three people.