Fire 75 Percent Contained

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A north of Napa is 75 percent contained this evening, Cal Fire officials said.

Cal Fire had previously estimated the size of the fire at 60 acres, but after sending a plane over the area to estimate the damage, the estimate was raised to 200 acres.

battling the blaze, Battalion Chief Julie Hutchinson said. The fire was initially reported around 12:30 p.m. Thursday.

Winds subsided overnight, allowing firefighters to make progress and mitigate the threat to three homes in the area of the fire in the 3200 block of Soda Canyon Road near the Silverado Trail in unincorporated Napa County, Hutchinson said.

There were more than .

The source of the fire was a controlled burn in the area that spread to the brush-covered hillsides in steep terrain, Hutchinson said.

- Bay City News

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