Wildfires in California and Oregon grow, prompting evacuations and warnings
by Maya Yang and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZHG5)
Firefighters battle blazes amid dry, hot weather as fires in Napa county and Deschutes and Jefferson counties spread
Wildfires in California wine country and central Oregon grew overnight, prompting hundreds of evacuations as firefighters worked on Sunday to try to contain the blazes amid dry, hot weather.
The Pickett Fire in Napa county had grown to more than 10 sq miles (26 sq km) and was 11% contained as of early Sunday, according to the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection.
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