New wildfires scorch wine country near San Francisco California firefighters are battling destructive new wildfires north of San Francisco as strong winds fan flames in the already badly scorched stateST. HELENA, Calif. -- California firefighters battled destructive new wildfires in wine country north of San Francisco Monday as strong winds fanned flames in the already badly scorched state. The new fires erupted Sunday in the famed Napa-Sonoma wine region and in far Northern California’s Shasta County, forcing hasty evacuations of neighborhoods. Evacuations were also ordered in Shasta County as the Zogg Fire spread over 23 square miles (59 square kilometers) . So far this year, more than 8,100 California wildfires have scorched 5,780 square miles (14,970 square kilometers), destroyed more than 7,000 buildings and killed 26 people. Conditions were also hot, dry and windy in parts of Arizona, where the Sears Fire in Tonto National Forest north of Phoenix has grown to more than 14 square miles (36 square kilometers) since it erupted Friday afternoon.

Source: ABC News September 28, 2020 14:48 UTC