Crime & Safety
Snell Fire: 30% Contained With Nearly 2,500 Acres Burned
Officials hope upcoming cool weather will aid fire-fighting efforts. Evacuations lifted.
NAPA COUNTY, CA – All mandatory evacuations and road closures in the area of the Snell Fire in Napa County have been lifted, Cal Fire officials said late this morning.
Residents returning to their homes are reminded to stay alert and vigilant about fire conditions, and to drive cautiously because firefighters are still in the area and apparatus are still on roadways, according to Cal
Fire.
As of this morning, the 2,490-acre Snell Fire was 30 percent contained.
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The fire began at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday in grassy oak woodlands near the Berryessa Estates community. No structures have been damaged or destroyed, but 180 structures are threatened.
Cal Fire said 1,241 personnel are fighting the wildfire.
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The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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A cooling trend this week should help firefighters further contain the 2,490-acre Snell Fire burning in Napa County, Cal Fire officials said this morning.
The fire that began at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday in grassy oak woodlands near the Berryessa Estates community was 30 percent contained as of this morning, according to Cal Fire. No structures have been damaged or destroyed, but 180 structures are threatened.
Cal Fire said 1,241 personnel are fighting the wildfire.
Evacuations are still in effect on the west side of Berryessa Knoxville Road from the Pope Creek Bridge to the Lake-Napa county line, on Snell Valley Road and on all roads to Snell Valley and Berryessa Estates, Cal
Fire officials said.
Evacuation centers have been established at the Pope Valley Farm Center at 5800 Pope Valley Road in Pope Valley and the fairgrounds at 1435 N. Oak St., Calistoga.
Berryessa Knoxville Road from the Putah Creek Bridge north to the county line and Snell Valley Road at Butts Canyon Road remain closed.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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--Bay City News/Saturday afternoon photo from Al Francis of napasonomaphotos.com
