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Crews battling blazes in Calif. wine country

HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) -- Firefighters are battling two small wildfires fueled by gusty winds in Northern California wine country.

State fire officials say the Yellow Fire in Sonoma County north of Calistoga began around 2 a.m. Wednesday and has burned less than a quarter of a square mile. The Silverado Fire near Yountville in Napa County started a couple of hours earlier and has burned a little more than a tenth of a square mile.

State fire spokesman Daniel Berlant says neither fire is threatening structures. The causes are under investigation.

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The Napa fire is 60 percent contained, with full containment expected later Wednesday morning. The Sonoma County blaze is 50 percent contained.

Meanwhile, a fire in the Central Valley county of Madera that has burned a little less than half a square mile is fully contained.