Putah Fire: Crews Battle Vegetation Fire Near Winters

Putah Fire: Crews battle vegetation fire near Winters

Cal Fire crews are battling a fire near Lake Berryessa on Monday. The Putah Fire was reported about 11:35 a.m. west of Winters near Highway 128, Cal Fire said.

Highway 128 closed near Lake Berryessa due to Yolo County fire

Napa County announced the closure of Highway 128 in rural northern Napa County on Monday afternoon due to a vegetation fire in nearby Yolo County.

Putah Fire in California's Yolo County grows to 300 acres

A prescribed brush fire that escaped control lines quickly turned into a wildfire, which has burned hundreds of acres in California’s Yolo County near the town of Winters, according to Jason Clay, public information officer for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.