A fast-moving grass fire was burning in Northern California’s Solano County about 55 miles north of San Francisco, threatening homes and prompting some evacuations.
The wind-shipped Nelson Fire was burning near the community of Vacaville and in neighboring Fairfield.
Some 45 inmates from a correctional facility in the area were also evacuated, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
There were no immediate details about a possible cause for the fire.
