CALISTOGA, Calif.: Firefighters in Northern California on Tuesday struggled to make headway against two wildfires, one of them threatening wineries and towns in the Napa Valley, and a second that killed three people closer to the Oregon border.
The three fatalities in the so-called Zogg Fire in Shasta County, about 200 miles (322 kms) north of San Francisco, were reported by the local sheriff.
All three were civilians, and their deaths brought to 29 the number of people killed since mid-August. This has been the worst year for wildfires in California’s history in terms of acreage burned.
Farther south, the Glass Fire was raging in wine country, having already destroyed a highly rated restaurant and buildings at a winery whose architecture was inspired by a 13th century Tuscan castle.
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate, including nearly all 5,300 residents of…