California fires 🔥: Deadly wildfires sweep through wine 🍷 country

Parts of California's wine region are being ravaged by fast-spreading fires that have killed at least one person and seriously injured two others.

About 20,000 people have fled from Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties after fires broke out across the area renowned for its vineyards.

The head of California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Kim Pimlott, said that about 1,500 buildings had already been destroyed.

The fire department's website estimates that tens of thousands of acres have already been destroyed in at least 14 fires, making it one of the most destructive outbreaks California has seen.

It is not yet known how the fires started on Sunday night. Napa County's fire chief warned that conditions were hindering firefighting efforts, as further resources were brought in from across the state.