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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A wildland fire sparked near Lake Berryessa on Wednesday afternoon ballooned in size later that night, with additional evacuations resulting.
The Wragg fire was first reported just before 2:30 p.m., burning in the 7700 block of Highway 128 near Greaves Road in Napa and Solano counties, Cal Fire reported.
Initially, officials said it was caused by a vehicle crash, but later on Wednesday said the cause is under investigation.
At 12:15 a.m. Thursday, Cal Fire said the fire had grown to 5,000 acres, with 5 percent containment.
Cal Fire said the fire is threatening 200 structures in the Quail Ridge community. Mandatory evacuations are under way there as well as in nearby Golden Bear.
No structures have been damaged or destroyed so far, Cal Fire said.
Hikers and campers in the Canyon Creek and Lake Solano campgrounds also were evacuated, Cal Fire said.
The Red Cross opened an evacuation center at the Winters Community Center, 201 Railroad Ave., plus a large animal evacuation center has been opened at 29775 County Road 31, also in Winters.
Cal Fire said Highway 128 at Wragg Canyon is closed.
On Wednesday night, Cal Fire said resources on scene included 525 personnel, 73 truck/engine companies, 16 fire crews, 11 dozers, 10 volunteer companies, nine water tenders, and 50 overhead or command personnel, with additional resources on order.
Firefighters are expected to continue working the fire aggressively through the night, providing structure defense and improving containment lines, according to Cal Fire's Wednesday night report.
The agency said the fire has continued to consistently travel at a rapid rate of spread through the steep, brush-covered terrain, fanned by erratic winds.
Those same winds have helped carry the smoke around the region, with smoky conditions and falling ash reported in Yolo County and the Sacramento area.
Satellite photos posted by the National Weather Service showed the fire's traveling to the east.
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