Fires blaze through California wine country

Wildfires swept through Northern California early Monday, sending residents fleeing for safety through smoke and flames as homes burned. Mandatory evacuations were ordered in Sonoma and Napa counties and other places nearby after blazes broke out late Sunday. Belia Ramos, chairwoman of the Napa County Board of Supervisors, said officials did not yet have a count on the number of properties affected, either by the fire directly or by evacuations. No deaths have been reported, though local hospitals have treated some people for injuries. Officials evacuated two hospitals in Santa Rosa, Calif., because of the fire threat. Callers inundated emergency lines to report smoke in the area, prompting officials to ask that the public to “only use 911 if they see actual unattended flames or are having another emergency.”