Firefighters make gains battling Steele fire in Napa County near Lake Berryessa

Firefighters on Sunday stopped the spread of a wildfire threatening a densely populated rural subdivision on the south shore of Lake Berryessa, but not before it destroyed eight structures and damaged four others.

By Sunday evening, fire crews had contained 65 percent of the Steele fire, which broke out Saturday and burned 150 acres in eastern Napa County.

Authorities lifted evacuation orders for much of Berryessa Highlands, an unincorporated community of about 200 homes on the lake’s south shore. Headlands Drive remained closed at West Ridge Drive South, including Woodhaven Court, according to a Cal Fire update posted at 6:12 p.m. Sunday.

A shelter at Crosswalk Community Church in Napa was closed as residents were allowed to return to their homes.

Although the fire did not expand during the day, firefighters increased the tally of damage from the blaze, which erupted just before 4:30 p.m. Saturday off Steele Canyon Road.

Flames destroyed at least eight structures and damaged four, Cal Fire said. There were no reports of injuries.

Cal Fire reported that 185 firefighters were battling the blaze Sunday, with support from two helicopters and two bulldozers

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