Containment has increased on a rural California wine country wildfire that was burning out of control and threatening thousands of properties.
The Pickett Fire exploded in the Napa Valley last week, prompting evacuations from area wineries and rural neighborhoods.
The fire has grown to 6,803 acres and is now 17% contained, according to CalFire.
Related: Rural California Wine Country Fire Burning Out of Control
Evacuation orders remain in place.
A marine layer moved over the fire area Monday night, bringing cooler and moist conditions to the lower elevations of the fire.
“The fire has burned predominantly within the footprint of the 2020 Glass Fire, and it is expected to stay within the current containment lines,” a CalFire update states.
More than 2,700 personnel, 248 engines and 14 helicopters are fighting the fire.
Top photo: The Pickett Fire in California’s wine country. Source: CalFire.
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