California wildfires destroy famous Napa Valley winery as raging Glass Fire inferno forces 2,000 residents to flee

"I was in my underwear. There was a car on fire blocking access out. My dog ran away; I still haven't found her.

"We left with nothing, just literally with nothing. We're so lucky to be alive."

Her dog Zsa Zsa was later found but was suffering from burns and is being treated by a vet.

Magaly Otero, another evacuee, said the fires and evacuations are now becoming a frustrating part of life.

She said: "It gets tiring, it's becoming a lifestyle. It's a beautiful place but it's not right."

The Glass Fire comes as the Pacific Gas and Electric Company said it was temporarily halting power to transmission lines in parts of 16 counties across California.

It is hoping shutting down the powerlines will help guard against the risk of sparks triggering more fires.

But the move will impact around 65,000 homes and businesses.

Fires have been raging in Oregon, California and Washington as they burn through millions of acres.

President Donald Trump has previously suggested poor forest management was the blame for the infernos.

He has criticized state and local officials for not "cutting" and clearing the area to help prevent the spread of the fires.

Speaking earlier this month, he said: "They have to do something about it. They have to do cuts in between."

Trump last month declared the fires a major disaster as the smoke and one inferno could be seen from space.