Firefighters increase Old fire containment in Napa County

Crews were set to continue working the blaze on Thursday, strengthening control lines and putting out hot spots.|
MATT PERA
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

The Old fire in Napa County was 45% contained Thursday, up from 30% a day earlier, Cal Fire said.

The 570-acre blaze in the Soda Canyon area, about 7 miles northeast of downtown Napa, has not grown since Tuesday, the day it ignited, according to Cal Fire.

Firefighters on Thursday put out hot spots and strengthened fire lines, Cal Fire officials said on social media.

All road closures associated with the fire were lifted on Thursday, according to the Napa County Sheriff’s Office.

Evacuations, which were ordered Tuesday for about 100 homes on Soda Canyon Road, were lifted Wednesday morning.

The fire is burning in the scar of the Atlas fire, a 51,624-acre blaze that was whipped up by fierce winds in October 2017. It killed seven people and destroyed 444 homes.

You can reach Staff Writer Matt Pera at matthew.pera@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @Matt__Pera.

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