Several structures ablaze, St. Helena Hospital evacuated, DC-10 air tankers join fight
ST. HELENA (CBS SF) — Napa County sheriff’s deputies raced through an area in the heart of wine country early Sunday, alerting residents to flee their homes as the flames of a rapidly spreading Glass Fire burning into tinder-dry rural hillsides approached Deer Park.
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Officials began issuing mandatory evacuation orders around 4:15 a.m. for residents living in the community of Deer Park, an area of Silverado Trail cross of Larkmead Ln through Deer Park Rd and all of Crystal Springs Rd and North Fork Crystal Springs Rd.
At 7 a.m., Napa County officials issued additional evacuation orders for residents living on College Avenue at Howell Mountain Road to White Cottage Road and all of Freisen Drive, including all roads west of College Avenue and Freisen Drive, and all of Lommel Road.
Napa County officials have set up evacuation center at Crosswalk Community Church, 2590 First Street in Napa. The sheriff’s department asked the evacuated residents to clear out of the area.
“When evacuating, please leave the area,” deputies posted. “Do not stop/park in turnouts to view the fire. First responders often need access to the turnouts to park emergency vehicles.”
Contra Costa County fire emergency response crews were also dispatched Sunday morning to help with the evacuation of Adventist Health St. Helena hospital. Hospital officials told KPIX 5 they were “safely evacuating patients to nearby hospitals.”
Over just a few hours since the blaze was first reported at 3:50 a.m., the fire had grown to more than 800 acres with zero containment. The fire was being fueled by tinder-dry vegetation on the rural hillsides after weeks of high temperatures and low humidity.
Videos posted on social media showed structures ablaze. Getty Images photographer Justin Sullivan posted video of one of those structure burning. Read more from CBS 5 SF Bay Area.
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