Smoky fire prompts evacuations in rural Northern California
A deer flees flames as the Quail Fire burns near Winters, Calif., on Saturday, June 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
WINTERS, Calif. >> Strong winds today fed a smoky fire that threatened about 100 rural homes and prompted evacuations in Northern California.
Fire officials said the fast-growing blaze burned about 2 square miles of dry brush and timber near the town of Winter. Gusts sent smoke about 30 miles east into downtown Sacramento.
The fire began around 4:30 p.m. Saturday and was just 5% contained by nighttime.
Evacuations were ordered for about 100 threatened homes just southwest of Winters, a rural town in Yolo County with about 6,600 residents.
The cause is under investigation.
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