California fire updates: Thousands evacuated, homes threatened, winery and inn burn

[BeckyDem]

BY SAM STANTON
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020 05:44 AM



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Wildfires whipped by gusting winds forced evacuations for thousands of residents and warnings for others to be prepared to flee throughout Sunday night and early Monday in Napa, Sonoma and Butte counties as firefighters battled several new blazes.

Neighborhoods in northeast Santa Rosa were ordered evacuated just before midnight as the Shady Fire continued to burn and spark new fires. Evacuation orders included Calistoga North, Calistoga South/Skyhawk, Melita, Oakmont, Pythian and Stonebridge.

At least 2,200 homes were threatened by several fires in the area collectively called the Glass Fire, which burned at least 2,500 acres after starting as a grass fire around 3:50 a.m. Sunday near Deer Park.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article246061010.html

[malaise]

1. Just saw this

Too sad

[Demsrule86]

2. We hear nothing on the news about this but where I live in Ohio...we smell the smoke almost

everyday...our air quality is being monitored and has been terrible. Hubs and I are hacking away...

https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/09/25/wildfire-smoke-forecast-sept-26-27/

[BeckyDem]

4. So sorry to hear this but what you're experiencing seems to be spreading almost as fast

as the fires. I just feel helpless watching this total environmental disaster.

Stay safe!

[Demsrule86]

8. We have poms and stopped walking them as they start coughing when they

go outside...poms are very susceptible to coughs. I feel so bad for the people experiencing these fires, lives destroyed.

[BeckyDem]

15. wow. It is a nightmare.

[BSdetect]

3. We are in south east Santa Rosa and the smoke is really thick

Can't go outside

Its after sunrise but can't see the sun

Numerous friends and family evacuated

This feels like the 2017 fire almost exactly

All packed and ready to leave if necessary.

We've been breathing smoke for a month now.

[BeckyDem]

5. Horrifying!

Stay safe and it sounds like you have a plan. So sorry this is happening to you and thousands more.

[BSdetect]

6. A good source for up to date details re Sonoma / Napa fires

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/

[Demsrule86]

10. Stay safe...

[crickets]

7. Yet another national emergency being ignored by the crook pretending to be president. nt

[Demsrule86]

12. He has done nothing....seriously, he needs to be brought up on crimes against humanity charges.

[BeckyDem]

14. All those people suffering with loss means nothing to him.

[Wounded Bear]

9. We got rain in the PNW, so our danger is much lessened...

I feel for California.

[MineralMan]

11. Headline: Trump Golfs while California Burns

[BeckyDem]

13. Yes. He is the distractor in chief. What you see folks is exploding trees, its all their fault.

What troubles me the most about him is his supporters. Con men are nothing new, but he validates these very foolish people, especially the religious zealots.