LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Sunday afternoon vegetation fire in the Lakeport city limits came close to houses and an apartment complex before firefighters contained it.
The fire was first reported at around 3 p.m. in the area of Martin and Smith streets, according to Brian Hajik, a firefighter/paramedic with Lakeport Fire Protection District.
He said the fire was located directly behind an apartment complex located at 525 Bevins St.
Altogether, Hajik estimated the fire burned about two and a half acres.
Lakeport Fire sent two engines, as did Cal Fire, with Kelseyville Fire and the U.S. Forest Service each sending one engine, Hajik said.
A U.S. Forest Service battalion chief also was among the 30 personnel who Hajik estimated responded to the scene.
In addition, Hajik said Lakeport Police and Pacific Gas and Electric Co. responded to the fire area.
Hajik said the fire got to a driveway leading to some structures before it was contained.
It took about 30 minutes to contain the fire, with mop up following. “We were on scene for an extended period of time making sure it didn’t rekindle,” Hajik said.
He said the investigation is still being conducted into the fire’s cause.
“The point of origin we suspect was near some power lines,” Hajik explained.
PG&E was conducting an inspection near those lines, where Hajik said there was a walnut tree in close proximity.
Three Lakeport firefighters and an engine that had been part of a local strike team sent to the Mill Fire this past week returned to quarters just after the Sunday afternoon fire was dispatched, said Hajik.
“If we needed them they were ready to be mobilized,” he said.
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