Sky Turns Red as Wildfire Blazes Through California's Napa Valley

A wildfire complex in northern California expanded to cover an area of 32,025 acres on August 18, according to the https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/8/18/lnu-lightning-complex-includes-hennessey-gamble-15-10-spanish-markley-13-4-11-16/ California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection . As firefighters continued to fight the LNU Lightning Complex fires, evacuation orders were issued for residents of the counties of Napa and Sonoma. https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/08/18/hennessey-gamble-fire-napa-sonoma-lnu-lightning-complex/ Local media reports claimed that the fire, yet to be contained to any degree, was caused by lightning. California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency while efforts continued to bring a number of fires across the state under control. In a statement released by the https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/08/18/governor-newsom-declares-statewide-emergency-due-to-fires-extreme-weather-conditions-2/ Governor's Office , he said, "We are deploying every resource available to keep communities safe as California battles fires across the state during these extreme conditions." https://twitter.com/CphilpottCraig/status/1295920353076629505 This video of the fire shot by Craig Philpott, a California-based photographer, shows the sky an ominous shade of red while smoke billows from the flames along Berryessa Knoxville Road. (Footage By Craig Philpott/Storyful via Getty Images)