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Fire destroys Fountaingrove Inn, Willi’s Wine Bar, Fountaingrove Roundbarn, other local landmarks
ROBERT DIGITALE
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | October 9, 2017, 7:37AM | Updated 35 minutes ago.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7506978-181/fires-break-out-across-sonoma?gallery=7508401&artslide=0







The firestorm that raged from Napa County into Sonoma County and through Santa Rosa early Monday burned well-known businesses and local landmarks, damaging or destroying 1,500 structures and leaving behind scorched commercial blocks.

The destruction included the Fountaingrove Inn, a luxury 124-room hotel, and the nearby historic Fountaingrove Roundbarn, used for events including weddings.

The Hilton Sonoma Wine Country, a 250-room hotel, was also destroyed.

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My good friend's sister and her kids have been evacuated (mandatory).   :0001:
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“In the outside world, I'm a simple geologist. But in here .... I am Falcor, Defender of the Alliance” --Randy Marsh

“The most effectual means of being secure against pain is to retire within ourselves, and to suffice for our own happiness.” -- Thomas Jefferson

“He's so dumb he thinks a Mexican border pays rent.” --Foghorn Leghorn