Glass fire containment edges up; portion of Highway 29 closed
- Elizabeth Larson
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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Firefighters gained more containment on the Glass fire overnight and into early Thursday, with the fire’s movement resulting in a portion of Highway 29 south of Middletown being closed.
Cal Fire said Thursday that the Glass fire grew by more than 5,500 acres overnight to a total of 56,781 acres, with containment up to 5 percent, a 3-percent increase from Wednesday night.
The fire, burning since early Sunday in Napa and Sonoma counties, is threatening 26,623 structures, Cal Fire said.
On Thursday afternoon, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Highway 29 is closed in both directions between Bradford Road in Middletown and Tubbs Lane in Calistoga due to the Glass fire. Highway 128 in Calistoga remains open.
“At this time there are no evacuation orders or warnings for Lake County related to the Glass Fire,” the sheriff’s office said in a Nixle alert to Lake County residents.
Fire officials said low humidity and above-average temperatures allowed the Glass fire to burn actively throughout the night.
Crews on Thursday continued to work on structure defense while building and reinforcing containment lines, Cal Fire said.
Northwest winds are forecast to increase on Thursday, bringing elevated fire weather, Cal Fire said.
Those conditions have led to the National Weather Service issuing a red flag warning for the area through Friday evening.
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