Firefighters make headway in California wine country, 'gigafire' reaches 1 million acres

A vineyard is seen in the foreground as smoke rises from the Bothe-Napa Valley State Park which was alight from the Glass Fire in Calistoga, California, U.S. October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

ST. HELENA, Calif. (Reuters) - Firefighters aided by calmer winds made significant strides on Monday against flames wreaking havoc in northern California wine country, as a separate blaze - already the largest in state history - grew to over 1 million acres burned.

In Napa Valley's wine-growing region, diminishing gusts late on Sunday and early on Monday helped crews gain some ground over the Glass Fire, after heavy gusts and scorching weather kept firefighters on the defensive over the weekend.