LOWER LAKE, Calif. – A Tuesday evening fire destroyed an unoccupied home in Lower Lake.

Radio reports indicated that the fire was dispatched shortly after 5 p.m.

Lake County Fire Protection District Chief Willie Sapeta said the fire occurred in an older doublewide manufactured home located at 9940 Bonham Road, across from Morgan Valley Road.

He said the home was unoccupied, and had been vacant for some time.

Two engines, a water tender, a battalion chief and two medic units, along with a total of 12 personnel, responded to the fire, he said.

Sapeta said the fire was controlled within 10 minutes, shortly before 5:30 p.m.

He said the home was destroyed, with the front room burned and the rest of the home badly damaged by smoke, heat and water.

Total damages were estimated between $20,000 and $30,000, Sapeta said.

“The fire is still under investigation,” but Sapeta said it was not suspicious.

He said an investigator found a probable cause – a mechanical failure – in the area of origin.

Sapeta said mechanical failures can involve electrical and other systems.

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