KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – An early Saturday morning fire destroyed a Kelseyville home.

Kelseyville Fire and Lakeport Fire personnel responded to the fire on Bell Hill Road shortly after 2:30 a.m. Saturday, as Lake County News has reported.

Lakeport Fire Chief Ken Wells, who was among those responding to the incident, said two engines and a water tender from Kelseyville and an engine from Lakeport – with a total of 14 firefighting personnel – arrived to fight the fire.

Wells said the residence’s occupants were not home when the fire broke out.

The fire was difficult to put out, and Wells said the single-story, single-family residence was a complete loss. He did not have an estimate of total damages.

No firefighters were injured, and Wells said five Chihuahuas that were in the home at the time were saved.

“We recovered them all, they were all safe and sound,” Wells said.

He said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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