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Napa’s Pickett Fire may have started at winery prepping for unpermitted wedding – San Francisco Chronicle

Napa’s Pickett Fire may have started at winery prepping for unpermitted wedding  San Francisco Chronicle Watch: Wildfire threatens California’s famed wine country in Napa Valley  BBC Emergency declared in Napa as contaminated water dumped into California’s Napa County  Insurance Business America Did a prestigious Napa Valley winery play a role in sparking the 6,800-acre Pickett fire?  Los Angeles Times Wineries facing $65M in damage …

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California officials probe Napa Valley winery about Pickett fire start

California officials probe Napa Valley winery about Pickett fire start

California fire investigators appear to be investigating what role, if any, a prestigious Napa Valley winery played in the start of the almost 7,000-acre Pickett fire, which is still threatening hundreds of buildings and dozens of wineries. A spokesperson for Hundred Acre, a popular Calistoga-based winery, confirmed Friday that company representatives had recently spoken with fire investigators who are trying …

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