Famed Napa Valley winery is destroyed by the Glass Fire as 2,000 are ordered to evacuate and the blaze sweeps through the area leaving a trail of destruction in its wake
The Glass Fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday near St Helena, in the Napa Valley, 15 miles north of Napa
Within 12 hours 2,500 acres had burnt and at least one winery, Chateau Boswell, was on fire
Officials said 64 other wineries were within the evacuation or evacuation warning areas
Around 2,000 people have been told to leave their homes, and a further 3,000 to prepare to do so
As of Sunday night the Glass Fire was zero per cent contained, Cal Fire said California wildfires have scorched more than 3.7 million acres so far in 2020, far exceeding any single year
Two thousand people in California's Napa Valley wine growing area have been ordered to evacuate their homes, and another 3,000 have been told to prepare to, , amid rapidly-spreading wildfires which have destroyed at least one winery.
Chateau Boswell, a 40-year-old family-run winery near St Helena, was on fire on Sunday night, as firefighters desperately tried to put out the blaze.
Napa County Office of Emergency Services said 64 wineries sit within the evacuation or evacuation warning areas, along with rural estates and remote, unincorporated communities.
High winds, gusting at 55mph, were hampering attempts to put out the Glass Fire, which broke out at 3:50am on Sunday and has so far burned 2,500 acres near St. Helena.
St. Helena, around 15 miles north of Napa, has been the site of prized wineries since the 1860s. The area is home to Beringer, one of California's oldest continuously operating wineries, founded by Jacob Beringer and his brother Frederick in 1875. Some wines produced in the region sell for more than $460 a bottle.
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