Fire in Yolo County sending smoke into north Solano
The fire broke out during a Red Flag Warning period, which is set to lapse Friday evening.
(Photo courtesy PG&E/Alert Wildfire, Graphic by Solano NewsNet)
A fast-moving, wind-whipped wildfire in Yolo County is sending drift smoke into north Solano County.
The fire broke out around 1:15 p.m. along the 24000 block of County Road 11 near the town of Dunnigan.
A wildfire camera atop Bald Mountain in nearby Guinda captured heavy smoke billowing into the sky as firefighters worked to contain the 120-acre blaze.
As of 3:45 p.m., fire crews had started to gain the upper hand, with CAL FIRE reporting 75 percent containment of the inferno.
A CAL FIRE spokesperson urged motorists driving along County Road 11 to use caution in the area because of the presence of emergency vehicles.
Smoke from the blaze began drifting into Solano County around 2 p.m., with residents in rural Winters, Vacaville and Dixon reported an acrid smell of burning vegetation.
The fire broke out during a Red Flag Warning period. Weather forecasters cautioned that wildfires were easier to start during the Red Flag Warning period, and that any fires that did start would spread quickly and dangerously.
The elevated fire danger is due to an increase in wind speed, a drop in humidity and overall dry conditions, forecasters said. All of Solano County is covered by the Red Flag Warning until Friday at 8 p.m.
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