Two firefighters were injured while battling a blaze in Napa Valley that was 50% contained as of Wednesday night.
The Crystal Fire broke out around 1:40 pm on Wednesday in the Northern California community of Deer Park, about 25 miles northeast of Santa Rosa.
The fire spread to about 60 acres, and crews from nearby St. Helena Island were the first to respond, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. In the end, 19 fire trucks, two helicopters and 126 personnel participated in fighting the fire.
The injuries of five firefighters were initially assessed. Two of the people were taken to the hospital, said Jason Clay, public information officer for Cal Fire’s Lake Sonoma and Napa office. Three other people were treated at the scene.
Firefighters are working to extinguish the Crystal Fire in the Northern California community of Deer Park.
(Cal Fire)
“We don’t have an update on the two people who were transported to local hospitals,” Clay said.
Clay said the cause of the fire is under investigation.
“We have hot summers here, with temperatures of 101 degrees and humidity of about 36 percent, which makes fires easy,” he said. “The fire started to get intense and spread, but we were able to get it under control.”
The fire is classified as a 20-acre vegetation fire First updated by Cal Fire at 2:27 p.m..
Aerial tankers began dropping flame retardant within hours, According to footage provided by the agency.
Clay said firefighters made rapid progress late in the afternoon, going from no containment at 4 p.m. to 50 percent containment at 5 p.m.
“It’s not over yet, but resources from the air and on the ground have really helped us gain control of the situation,” he said. “We want to do more.”
