Wildfires Sweep through Wine Country, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate

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🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Thousands of Northern California residents awoke to flames on Monday, as dry conditions and high winds caused multiple fires to explode in size overnight. The Glass Fire - after merging with the Boysen Fire in St. Helena and Shady Fire near Santa Rosa - scorched an estimated 11,000 acres in Napa and Sonoma wine country. Tens of thousands have been forced to evacuate as of Monday afternoon. We'll get an update on the wildfires and evacuations and we want to hear from you: if you live in the affected regions or you've been evacuated, share your experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:25.0	California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency yesterday as
1:28.9	fires rage across Napa, Sonoma, and Shasta counties. The glass fire and wine country has burned
1:34.5	more than 42,000 acres, and as of Monday night is at zero percent containment. At least 113
1:41.6	structures have been destroyed. The fire, which exploded in size Sunday night,
1:46.5	is for 70,000 people under evacuation orders,
1:49.6	including the entire city of Calistoga.
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