14 Apocalyptic-Looking Wragg Fire Photos Show Ash, Flames & Haze
LAKE BERRYESSA (CBS SF) — Wind-whipped flames torch thousands of acres as the Wragg Fire near Napa spreads.
Firefighters worry erratic winds and tinder dry conditions will continue to fuel the fire that has exploded to 6,000 acres.
Some 200 structures remained threatened Thursday morning. The communities of Quail Ridge and Golden Bear are under evacuation orders, and two campgrounds have also been evacuated.
Photos of the devastation depict eerie scenes as over 500 firefighters continue to battle the blaze just 5 percent contained as of Thursday afternoon.
#WraggFire update: cooler wx helping FF's this AM. Fire raged last night. 6k acres, 5% contained, evacs in place pic.twitter.com/wGcdbUFVNw
— Brian Dinsmore (@BrianKPIX) July 23, 2015
Aerial footage shows wild deer, horses and cows making a run from the blaze.
Truck scorched:
Two old cars scorched by the Wragg Fire near Winters. No homes reported lost to the fire, so far. pic.twitter.com/H7Eid37flQ
— Tim Lantz (@Tim_Lantz) July 23, 2015
Billowing smoke creates orange-tinted haze viewed from Davis, Vacaville, Dixon, Winters:
#Wragg #Fire from Davis, looking west, now at 700 acres. #Wraggfire #cadrought #california pic.twitter.com/9lfqSM0EaT
— Kirstin Adams-Bimson ???? (@kirstinbimson) July 23, 2015
#Wragg #Fire, outside Davis, looking west. Mtn's not visible, sun just barely. #Wraggfire #CADrought #California pic.twitter.com/vWcVSvL58H
— Kirstin Adams-Bimson ???? (@kirstinbimson) July 23, 2015
#WraggFire view off Covell Blvd yesterday around 7 pm. pic.twitter.com/ZImhH14z1m
— Amanda Providenza (@HelloEchoEcho) July 23, 2015
This is what the #LakeBerryessa #WraggFire looked like last night from my front door!! And I'm not even close to it! pic.twitter.com/nBhfZSdXL9
— Tina Murphy (@Tina_Murphy) July 23, 2015
#wraggfire has the view along I-80 E out of Sacramento looking pretty apocalyptic pic.twitter.com/SL2eZnOGdA
— Jeanne Kuang (@JeanneKuang) July 23, 2015
On the road driving into the smoke cloud. #WraggFire #nofilter @CBSSF pic.twitter.com/ABQRezSw61
— Christin D'Andrea (@ChristinAyers5) July 23, 2015
Meanwhile, ash from the fire made its way to the town of Winters in Yolo County.
The air filled with so much smoke Wednesday night that some people needed masks.
#WraggFire last night was unbelievable. Ash fell like snow. Debris like this every foot on the ground. pic.twitter.com/8rsTUVeZkc
— Amanda Providenza (@HelloEchoEcho) July 23, 2015
Ash from the #WraggFire collecting in gutters here in Winters. #cafire pic.twitter.com/OUSnwoE90b
— Ian Schwartz (@SchwartzTV) July 23, 2015
Fine layer of ash on my car in Woodland this morning. #WraggFire pic.twitter.com/dIyFXr8PE9
— Melissa G. (@Knitwritezombie) July 23, 2015
Ash debris from the #WraggFire on my windshield this morning. pic.twitter.com/fqm3OT9X93
— Shannon N. Albers (@snalbers) July 23, 2015
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