00:00Flames are tearing through northern California's wine country, scorching thousands of acres in blistering heat.
00:06The so-called Picket Fire is now 13 percent contained as crews fight it from the ground and the air.
00:15Cal Fire says the blaze has charred more than 6,800 acres in Napa County.
00:20It's burning through remote, rugged terrain, making the firefight especially difficult.
00:25Mandatory evacuations are in place across nine residential zones with more than 600 buildings under threat.
00:32Officials are warning people in Napa, Sonoma and Solano counties to stay indoors if they have heart or breathing problems because of the smoke and poor air quality.
00:41The fire erupted last Thursday and the cause is still under investigation.
00:45California Governor Gavin Newsom says the state deployed more than 1,200 firefighters, 140 engines, 34 bulldozers and aerial resources
00:54to battle the flames.
00:56In a post on X, he called the response heroic.
00:59Heat alerts remained in effect over the weekend for more than 30 million people,
01:03stretching from Los Angeles and Las Vegas to Phoenix, Portland and Seattle.
01:08Cal Fire warns warm, dry conditions will persist, raising the risk of further spread.
01:13Elsewhere, the flat fire in central Oregon has already burned about 22,000 acres with zero containment.
01:20Firefighters are hoping temperatures ease by midweek.
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