Smoke rising from the glass fire as we look over the napa valley. So far it has a burned about 11,000 acres. It really exploded overnight, and unfortunately there is zero percent containment. More than a thousand firefighters are on the fire lines battling the flames. We have Live Team Coverage tonight, Christien Kafton has the latest on where all of the evacuees gorge, and greg lee with the destruction to wines and homes. Tom vacar with details on the homes destroyed near santa rosa, put we begin with Cristina Rendon on the specifics of the glass fire. Cristina . Well, frank, the big unknown right now is how this fire started. We know they are planning a brief update is any moment now with Sonoma County officials. At this hour, nearly 60,000 people remain under Evacuation Orders in napa and sonoma counties. The glass fire exploded overnight, burning from wine country in napa county to eastern Sonoma County. The winds pushing flames towards communities there was tremendous loss between
The sonoma side. More evacuations are being forced, and homes are being damaged and destroyed on the outskirts of santa rosa along highway 12. In the mast hour, we received an update from cal fire, and Sonoma County officials. Again, they say the fire has tripled in size to more than 36,000 acres, and there is still zero containment at this hour. The cal fire said theyre hope of that the winds are dying down. More than 68,000 people have now been evacuated in the path of this fire in Sonoma County. Another 11,000 evacuated in napa county. Crews made a stand to defend homes at Annadel State Park. The fire did make it to oakmont and into annadel early this morning, but there was a valiant firefight by our local firefighters and our cal firefighters here on the east side of santa rosa to save as many hopes as they could, and the statement i heard is theyve saved far more than they lost. We also learned within the last hour from Sonoma County sheriffs officials that a 17 yearold boy has be
We have active firefights taking place. Dozens and dozens of engines and strike teams moving into the area. You cant think about it until its over, and 24e7b when you look back and reflect on it. Then you realize how crazy it is right now its about doing what needs to be done. Tens of thousands of people are facing evacuations as fires besieged the wine country. Good evening, and thank you for joining us. Lets begin here by showing you the path of this fire, the glass fire broke out early sunday as a vegetation fire burning in deer park along the eastern side of the ville ver add doe trail. Two other fires broke out sunday night on the slopes of Spring Mountain above st. Helena. The fire, three fires merged into one. The glass fire as its called. Winds pushed the flames over the mountain and into the eastern edge of santa rosa. Many homes are burned north of highway 12. The fire has also reached anna del state park. More than 68,000 Sonoma County residents have been from their homes. I
Businesses there in the north bay. In what is being called the glass fire, 11,000 acres have already been burned. Thats about 17 square miles since it first started sunday morning. Its just so disheartening when you take a look at the scenes. The gross fire is freding room itly. Causing destruction r fires hav with the glass fire, possibly spot fires from the original plays, forcing more evacuations there on the outskirts of santa rosa along highway 12. We have Live Team Coverage for you this afternoon. Greg lee covering the napa side of this fire. Tom vacar taking a look at some of the damage done if Sonoma County already. We want to start with meteorologist mark tomaio, tracking the latest on the weather conditions in the fire zone. Thankfully today were starting to see those winds pull back. Thats right, alex. We have had two big wind events, and we are past those two events. Here is a look around santa rosa, mount st. Helena. Those winds gusting to 55 miles per hour. We take a look
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