A blaze erupts midway through the traditional grape-harvesting period in the California's famed Napa Valley.
A major wildfire in northern California is threatening to destroy homes and vineyards as it pushes towards the state's famed wine-growing valley.The fire is threatening the wine region of the Napa ValleyFire crews have scrambled to try and contain the fire which started on Sunday morning , about 120 kilometres north of San Francisco.
Strong winds pushed the wildfire — named the Glass Fire — across more than 800 hectares of land in the Napa Valley, one of California's major wine regions.The area's 475 wineries account for just 4 per cent of the state's total annual grape harvest but half of the retail value of all California wines sold, according to the Napa Valley Vintners trade group.
The fire was within 2 kilometres of the Adventist Health St. Helena Hospital, which had to evacuate all 55 patients.
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