NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Firefighters on Thursday increased the containment on a wildland fire burning near Lake Berryessa.
The size estimate on the Wragg fire reached 6,900 acres by Thursday evening, and containment grew from 5 to 15 percent during the course of the day, according to Cal Fire.
The fire broke out just before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 700 block of Highway 128 at
Wragg Canyon Road in Napa and Solano counties.
The cause – initially reported as a vehicle crash – remains under investigation, Cal Fire said.
Officials lifted the evacuations order on Thursday for the Golden Bear Estates area and for residents on County Road 87, but residents of the Quail Ridge and Canyon Creek areas remained under a mandatory evacuation order. The Red Cross is offering temporary shelters for people and animals in Winters.
So far the fire has destroyed one outbuilding and one tent trailer, with one other structure damaged by the fire, according to Cal Fire.
Cal Fire said portions of Highway 128 from Wragg Canyon to Pleasant Valley and at County Road 89 remain closed.
Resources assigned on Thursday evening included 1,372 firefighting personnel, 150 overhead or command personnel, 118 engine/truck companies, 10 volunteer companies, 14 water tenders, 41 fire crews, 13 helicopters, 24 bulldozers and four air tankers, Cal Fire said.
Cooperating agencies include Cal Fire, Napa County Fire, Winters Fire Protection District, Vacaville Fire, Vacaville City Fire, Napa County Sheriff, Solano County Sheriff, Yolo County Sheriff, California Highway Patrol, Red Cross, Napa County Roads, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, North Bay Incident Management Team and Cal Fire Incident Management Team 6.
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Wragg fire acreage grows; containment up to 15 percent
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