LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters contained two wildland fires on Tuesday that began less than an hour apart on different sides of the county.
The Sleeper fire burned near Upper Lake while the Mart fire prompted limited evacuations in Clearlake.
The Sleeper fire was first reported shortly before 2:30 p.m. in the area of Highway 20 and Highway 29 near Upper Lake.
Northshore Fire and Cal Fire were among the agencies responding, according to radio traffic.
Northshore Fire Chief Mike Ciancio reported over the radio just before 3 p.m. that forward progress had been stopped on the fire, with line all around it.
Units were reported to have remained on the scene until evening for mop up.
Cal Fire spokesman Will Powers said the fire burned 4.3 acres.
Shortly after 3 p.m., the Mart fire was reported near the Clearlake Walmart store on Dam Road.
Lake County Fire, Cal Fire and Clearlake Police were on scene, with police assisting with evacuations along Dam Road while firefighters dealt with spot fires and downed power lines that caused a power outage to hundreds of customers.
Firefighters stopped the fire’s forward progress at around 5 p.m, with police lifting evacuations shortly afterward.
Powers said the Mart fire burned approximately 2.4 acres.
The Clearlake Police Department said an initial fire assessment showed one residence was partially burned and two other structures destroyed.
Officials on Tuesday did not release information on the causes of the fires.
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