Napa Valley wildfire near Wine Country resort triggers evacuation warning
A wildfire broke out in Napa County on Wednesday, forcing an evacuation warning as it threatened at least one structure.
A wildfire broke out in Napa County on Wednesday, forcing an evacuation warning as it threatened at least one structure. The Steele Fire started a s 10-acre vegetation fire on 9400 block of Steele Canyon Road before exploding to 70 acres in less than an hour, according to CalFire.
The evacuation warning was issued for the area East of Steele Canyon Road, West of Wragg Canyon Road and North of Highway 128. The blaze was burning near Steele Canyon Resort, a campground with boat launches on Lake Berryessa.
First reported by New York Post.
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