NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Firefighters on Tuesday made gains in attempting to stop the rapid growth of the Glass fire across Napa and Sonoma counties, with the first containment reported.
Cal Fire said Tuesday night that the Glass fire, burning since early Sunday, had reached 46,600 acres, with containment at 2 percent.
Tens of thousands of North Coast residents remain under evacuation on Tuesday as 22,310 structures are threatened, but officials said some evacuations were downgraded in the city of Santa Rosa due to improving conditions.
As of Tuesday night, Cal Fire had confirmed 43 structures had been destroyed in Sonoma County, 28 of them residences and 15 minor structures. In Napa County, the fire has destroyed 72 structures, including 52 residences, two commercial buildings, 17 minor structures and one classified as “other.”
Cal Fire said firefighters continued to focus on structure defense on Tuesday while also building and reinforcing containment lines.
Firefighters have been using fire lines from the 2017 North Bay fires to help control the movement of the Glass fire, officials said Tuesday.
Changing winds led to some areas of increased fire activity. Aircraft operations also were inhibited by smoky conditions and poor visibility, although Cal Fire officials said on Tuesday morning that aircraft were working around the community of Angwin.
The fire has been burning in Trione-Annadel State Park, and Cal Fire said a fire operation was conducted there on Monday night. Officials said the fire also has become established in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, which is an area of concern.
Cal Fire said firefighters will continue to aggressively fight the fire overnight.
Hot dry weather is anticipated over the next several days, with the National Weather Service issuing a heat advisory for Thursday for parts of the fire area, where temperatures are forecast to pass the century mark.
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Firefighters slow growth of Glass fire, establish first containment
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