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MOUNTAIN WINERY FIRE 07/19/17 SF

NEAR THE MOUNTAIN WINERY IN SARATOGA, A FIRE WAS REPORTED AT ABOUT 3:10 PM ON MONDAY. SYDNEY FISHMAN HAS MORE FOR KSCO.

 

BY 10 PM, THE FIRE BLAZED 10 ACRES AND WAS 75 PERCENT CONTAINED. THE FLAMES BURNED AWAY FROM HOMES AND TOWARD THE MOUNT EDEN VINEYARDS. POWER WAS OUT IN THE ORCHARD MEADOW DRIVE REGION, BUT NO INJURIES OR DAMAGED STRUCTURES WERE REPORTED. THE CREWS WERE AIDED BY LIGHT WINDS BUT HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINES HAMPERED EFFORTS TO CONTAIN THE FIRE, AND THE FIRE HELICOPTER WAS FORCED TO LAND AFTER A DRONE WAS SPOTTED IN THE AIR. ALSO, AN ALERT WAS SENT OUT FOR LOCALS TO TAKE SHELTER, BUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT JUST WANTED PEOPLE TO AVOID THE ROADWAY BECAUSE OF FIRE EQUIPMENT.

 

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