Wildfires Prompt Evacuations in California Wine Country
02:37
Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site
A firefighter covers his eyes as he walks past a burning hillside in Santa Rosa, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through Northern California, sending residents on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames as homes burned. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
Crews are battling wildfires in Northern California, with officials requiring some residents in Napa and Sonoma counties to evacuate.