Firefighter dies; containment grows in Wine Country
By San Francisco Chronicle
Latest developments in the North Bay fires:
8am: Firefighter killed in tanker crash: A water tanker crashed on a winding Napa County road near where firefighters are battling the northern edge of the Nuns Fire, and the driver was killed, officials said.
7:15am: Firefighters making progress: The Atlas Fire is now 68 percent contained — up from 56 percent containment on Sunday. Over the past 24 hours, it grew in size by only 7 acres, to 51,064 acres.
“Firefighters continue to strengthen perimeter control lines, provide structure defense and engage in tactical patrol,” CalFire said in a statement. The Nuns / Adobe / Norbbom/ Pressley / Partrick Fires, at 48,627 acres, are now 50 percent contained, and the Tubbs Fire, at 36,390 acres, is 70 percent contained.
