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Large plumes of smoke were seen rising from the Pickett Fire in California on Friday (August 22), as firefighters battled to contain it. In an update posted at 4:42 p.m. (2342 GMT) on Friday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said the blaze in the popular wine region of Napa County had grown to over 3,200 acres, of which 7% was contained. Cal Fire said progress was being made in containing the wildfire, with both air and ground firefighting equipment being depl