Fire crews gained ground to keep a dangerous wildfire from burning through vineyards in Northern California’s wine country, reaching 13 percent containment of the blaze by Aug. 25, officials said.
Hot and dry conditions over the weekend helped fuel the expansive Pickett fire in Napa Valley, north of San Francisco. The fire grew to nearly 7,000 acres by Aug. 25, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire).
The fire erupted at about 3 p.m. on Aug. 21 on Pickett Road in Calistoga, Cal Fire reported. Investigators were still working to determine the cause.
Firefighting crews from around the state accounted for the 2,045 personnel assigned to the fire on Aug. 25….