Fire crews have made progress on containing a vegetation fire burning north of Vallejo. Called the Newell fire, it sparked near Newell Drive in American Canyon
The Newell Fire, which began as a quickly moving grass fire Monday evening in American Canyon and was soon threatening homes and American Canyon High School, is 60% contained and only reached 132 acres as of Tuesday morning.
this is abc7 news. those high winds have been causing issues, especially in american canyon, where hotspots are being put out on a fire that has burned more than 100 acres so far. you are watching abc7 news at 4:00, live on abc7, hulu live, and wherever you stream. the newell fire is now 67% contained. investigators detained a person of interest near the fire yesterday. now they are working to find out how the fire started. our abc7 reporter is live in american canyon with the latest. reporter: determining the cause of the fire is what could take some time, according to the napa county sheriff s office and calfire. they say their best lead is the person of interest, a 26-year-old man they detained last night. flames scorched 132 acres of