Crews were battling a brush fire Wednesday in Napa County.
The blaze has burned at least 60 acres and is reported near the 200 block of Crystal Springs Road in St. Helena. Firefighters said structures are threatened. As of 5:04 p.m., the blaze was 50% contained and forward progress had stopped, Cal Fire said.
An air quality advisory due to smoke from the blaze has also been issued by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Officials said smoke impacts are possible near Angwin and may impact the Napa Valley from St. Helena to Calistoga.
The Crystal Fire is not far from where the Glass Fire took place in 2020.
St. Helena resident Shawn Moura described the scary moments she experienced Wednesday afternoon as the fire erupted up the hill from her home.
“I came out as I heard a siren, I looked up there and I saw a wall of fire and you can see where it was,” she said.
The fire was threatening some homes on the hillside, including Moura’s parents home.
Moura told NBC Bay Area that she was both house and dog sitting while her parents were out of town. With the fire growing, she said she had to act fast.
“I just had to drive up and go get the dogs and get everyone out,” she said.
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Crews attacked it from both the air and on the ground. No homes were damaged but five firefighters were hurt.
Cal Fire did not confirm on Wednesday if the cause of the fire was heat-related. But temperatures did reach triple digits in the area.
Thursday will be another hot day in the area as crews will monitor overnight and will fight hot spots to contain the fire.
No other information was immediately available.
