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Glass and Zogg fires are less than 10% contained

2020-10-01T20:47:52.693Z


The Glass and Zogg fires in California have killed four people and razed more than 40,400 acres in a matter of days.


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The Glass and Zogg fires in California have killed four people and razed more than 40,400 acres in a matter of days, threatening to forever alter the lives of those still in their path.

This fire season has already produced five of the six largest wildfires in California history.

With unusually hot weather and no rain forecast for much of the state this week, officials say there could still be more fires to fight.

And two large fires are currently rampant since they ignited early Sunday.

The Zogg fire in Shasta and Tehama counties has grown to burn 22,380 hectares and is 26% contained, while the glass fire in Sonoma and Napa counties covers 20,746 hectares and is still less than 2% contained.

  • LOOK: Glass Fire in California forces the evacuation of all Calistoga

When Anna and David Matherly fled the Glass Fire and their dream home in the Skyhawk neighborhood, they thought they would never see it again.

When we went out and looked back, I told my son, Skyhawk is gone.

They can't stop this fire, ”David told CNN affiliate KGO.

But on Tuesday they made the 12-kilometer walk to learn the destination of their home.

To his relief, he was still standing, with two bottles of sparkling wine that they left waiting in his fridge, KGO reported.

But in other places, families feel intense loss from the flames.

Combined, the Zogg and Glass fires have already toppled at least 350 structures and razed vineyards.

A man who was taken to the hospital with significant burns the day the fire started has become the fourth person to die from the Zogg fire.

Near Calistoga, California, flames are seen from the wildfires from the Glass Fire Incident.

Weather conditions fuel fires

The flames that started Sunday have been fueled by little rain, high temperatures and strong winds.

"The fire continues to burn in grass, oak forests, chaparral and mixed wood," an update from Cal Fire Incident said Wednesday.

"Hot and dry conditions are forecast again for the night with a northwesterly wind developing in the area."

And the weather conditions are set to fan the flames.

The National Weather Service has warned that warm weather will continue, issuing a heat advisory on Tuesday for the region, with temperatures possibly reaching 105 degrees in the warmest places.

Nearly 30 million people in the state are under those heat advisories.

Red flag warnings were also issued in the North Bay area, where the Glass and Zogg fires exploded within hours, beginning Wednesday night due to low humidity and anticipated overnight wind conditions, it reported Wednesday. NWS Bay Area on Twitter.

The wind is also likely to push smoke from numerous fires to cover Napa and parts of the Bay Area at least through Friday, according to the weather service.

A house on fire during the Zogg fire near the city of Igo.

Fire crews overwhelmed by fire

Those on the front lines have been exhausted by a long season and by the fires themselves.

"Most (firefighters) have been going since mid-July, nonstop from fire to fire here in the northern part of the state," said Cal Fire Incident Commander Billy See.

And many have spent many hours working to control the Zogg and Glass fires.

The rapid blaze forced two firefighters to deploy shelters Sunday night when they were hit by intense conditions fueled by high winds, Cal Fire said in a statement.

Shelters are aluminized fabric tents that reflect radiant heat and offer breathable air.

Firefighters were unhurt, but several transport vehicles were damaged.

More than 1,300 people are fighting the fire and fire crews will continue to work to establish containment lines, according to Cal Fire.

But even when they do, they may not be able to breathe too easily, authorities said.

“We still have months to go into the fire season,” said Shana Jones, Cal's Fire Unit chief. “And that means this could happen again.

I pray to God it doesn't happen, but we still have a long fire season left. "

CNN's Jason Hanna, Dave Hennen, Nicole Chavez, Justin Lear, Stella Chan, Sarah Moon, Cheri Mossburg, Jon Passantino, and Joe Sutton contributed to this report.

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Source: cnnespanol

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