CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A Clearlake home sustained major damage in a Saturday afternoon fire.

The fire, reported over the radio shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, was located in a residence at 14415 Alvita Ave., according to Lake County Fire Protection District Capt. Brice Trask.

Initial reports from the scene said there was heavy smoke coming from the home’s eaves.

Trask said firefighters arrived at the scene of the single-story, single-family home, and were quickly able to contain the fire to the room of origin, which he said was the living room.

He estimated that it took only about 10 minutes to suppress the fire and mop up the scene.

The residence has been undergoing remodeling, and had the utilities turned on, he said.

He said the home appeared to have been illegally entered by an unknown person or persons.

“Activities inside the house resulted in a fire to the couch,” he said.

However, Trask said the exact cause wasn’t not known on Monday, with the incident still under investigation.

He estimated that the structure suffered $30,000 in damage from fire and smoke.

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