Wildfire forces evacuations in Napa County in California

(NYT) — The Pickett fire in Napa County in California had grown to more than 2,100 acres Friday morning, and some residents just outside the city of Calistoga remained under evacuation orders, officials said.

The fire started Thursday afternoon and grew quickly as it spread southeast, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the state fire agency known as Cal Fire.

The fire moved from the Napa Valley near Calistoga into the Pope Valley, Erick Hernandez, a spokesperson for Cal Fire, said Friday.

“The fire is not impacting the city of Calistoga, it’s just southeast of town in a remote area where we have minimal structures,” Hernandez said.

Several wineries were threatened Thursday when the blaze igni

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