Sunday, 27 September 2020

California wine country fire forces evacuation of hospital

All 55 patients who were being treated at the Napa Valley hospital were safely evacuated

A wind-driven wildfire has forced the evacuation of several hundred homes and a hospital in the heart of northern California’s wine country.

The blaze, dubbed the Glass Fire, broke out before dawn on Sunday near in Calistoga in Napa Valley, and raced toward the adjacent towns of Deer Park and St Helena. The fire spread across more than 1,000 acres (400 hectares) and flames advanced within a mile of the Adventist Health St Helena hospital.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/3jfdaH2

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