LAKEPORT, Calif. – A fire broke out on the Hopland Grade Sunday night as firefighters were working on the other end of the county on two major wildland fires.
The fire, three miles from the top of Highway 175/Hopland Grade on the Lake County side, was first reported at about 7:30 p.m.
Lakeport Fire Protection District Chief Ken Wells said the fire burned about seven acres.
Cal Fire, Lakeport Fire and Kelseyville Fire all responded, with Wells estimating there were about 10 engines plus a water tender on scene.
He said they had a shaky containment line around the fire shortly after 10:30 p.m.
The California Highway Patrol received a report that a subject in a red pickup truck threw something out of the vehicle that started the fire.
Wells said he didn’t have information on whether or not a cause had been investigated and identified.
The California Highway Patrol reported late Sunday night that Highway 175 was closed in the area due to emergency traffic.
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