Crime & Safety
Grass Fire Burns 31 Acres in Napa
Officials originally said the fire was only 5 to 7 acres, but it was more destructive than first thought. Reported by Bay City News Service and Louisa Hufstader with images by Richard Bruns, Robert Peebles, Jr. and Patch reader Lexie Cataldo.
Updated 5 a.m.
Firefighters contained a grass fire that spread across 31 acres and threatened 30 homes in Napa County Tuesday afternoon.
The fire in the 1400 block of Coombsville Road was reported at 1:52 p.m. and was contained by firefighters by 3 p.m., according to Cal Fire Battalion Chief Pete Munoa.
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Munoa said no structures were damaged during the fire and that no evacuations were necessary.
The grass fire was in a residential neighborhood with many single-family homes located on large parcels of land, Munoa said.
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Ninety firefighters from Cal Fire, Napa County and the Napa Fire Department utilized 13 fire engines, two hand crews, two bulldozers, an air tanker and a helicopter, Munoa said.
Cal Fire said that the initial cause of the fire remains under investigation.
By Bay City News Service.
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