Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Silverado Fire 100% Contained; 190 Acres Burned
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PHOTOS by ROBERT PEEBLES JR.
UPDATED: 12:30am Sunday, Nov. 24, 2013.
BY BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE
A wildfire that has burned about 300 acres in Napa County has been contained, according to Cal Fire officials.
The vegetation fire, which was reported around 9:40 p.m. Thursday off of the Silverado Trail in the Soda Canyon area, sparked the evacuations of about 50 homes and road closures in Loma Vista, Shady Oaks and Ridge Drive.
Some evacuees were directed to the Napa High School gymnasium as the fire burned Thursday night and the American Red Cross was summoned to
provide assistance.
Residents were allowed to return home Friday evening, according to the Napa County Sheriff's Office.
Officials said firefighters gained the upper hand on the fire Friday morning, and had the blaze 70 percent contained by Friday evening.
On Saturday crews focused on keeping the fire contained and mopping up smoldering spots, Cal Fire Capt. Scott McLean said. The fire destroyed an outbuilding, but has not damaged any other structures, he said.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
High winds in the Bay Area made battling the flames more challenging. Two people died Thursday evening from wind-related incidents elsewhere in the Bay Area.
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