California wine country firefight intensifies, progress made in deadly Cascades blaze


A helicopter drops water on the Glass Fire in Calistoga, California, U.S. October 1, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

CALISTOGA, Calif. (Reuters) - California firefighters coping with limited resources and worsening weather struggled for a fifth day on Thursday to subdue flames menacing the famed Napa Valley wine region, while major progress was reported against a separate, deadly blaze in the Cascades.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said more than 17,000 fire personnel remained on the front lines of two dozen major wildfires across the state, with over 96,000 residents under evacuation orders.

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