Fast-moving wildfires roar across Napa and Sonoma Valleys, forcing residents to flee

Wildfires ignited on Sunday night and Monday morning in California’s prized wine country, advancing with stunning, and potentially deadly, speed across the dry and gusty Napa and Sonoma Valleys. 

Dy air and offshore winds gusting to 55 miles per hour fanned the flames. CalFire Battalion Chief Jonathan Cox told KTVU on Monday that the Tubbs Fire, located between Santa Rosa and Calistoga,  ”exploded” in size overnight, from 200 to 20,000 acres. According to The San Fransisco Chronicle, the flames have destroyed buildings, and forced hasty evacuations of homes and hospitals.

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Source: Mashable | Fast-moving wildfires roar across Napa and Sonoma Valleys, forcing residents to flee