How to resolve AdBlock issue? SOUTH LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A wildland fire that began Tuesday in Pope Valley and spread into Lake County continued to grow on Wednesday.
Cal Fire said late Wednesday afternoon that the Butts Fire – which began off of Butts Canyon Road in Pope Valley, northwest of Lake Berryessa – has reached 3,800 acres.
While the fire's size grew by 600 acres over the course of the day, Cal Fire's containment estimate remained at 30 percent.
A Wednesday morning inversion layer kept the fire activity minimal; however, fire officials said that around noon the weather warmed up and fire activity increased, with the fire continuing to burn northeast into Lake County toward Snell Peak.
Officials said evacuation orders remain in effect for Napa County residents in the area along Butts Canyon Road from James Creek Road to Snell Valley Road, as well as for the Berryessa Estates.
A voluntary evacuation advisory also is still in effect for Lake County residents on Butts Canyon Road from the Lake County line to Langtry Estates, according to Cal Fire.
A Red Cross emergency evacuation shelter remains in place for people and their pets at Middletown High School, 20932 Big Canyon Road.
Hundreds of personnel and dozens of engines and other resources from Lake and Napa counties and around the region are at work on the fire, Cal Fire said.
Approximately 656 personnel, 57 fire engines, 10 fire crews, four air tankers, seven helicopters, 12 dozers and three water tenders were assigned as of late Wednesday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.
Road closures also remain in effect on Butts Canyon Road north of James Creek and two miles west of the Lake County line on Guenoc Road/Butts Canyon Road, Cal Fire reported.
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