LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Cal Fire's evening update as of 8 p.m. Sunday listed the size of the Clayton fire at 3,000 acres, with 5 percent containment and 10 structures destroyed.
The current damage cost estimate is $1,500,000.
No injuries have been reported.
According to Cal Fire the fire is burning aggressively towards the north, crossing Morgan Valley Road and Cache Creek, and is impacting the communities of Lower Lake and Clearlake. St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake has been evacuated.
The fire behavior remains intense and additional resources arrived throughout the day. Structures are threatened and currently mandatory evacuations are in place while structure defense continues.
The fire area terrain is grassy oak woodland, heavy brush with difficult access. Areas evacuated include Clayton Creek Road, all of Morgan Valley Road, North Spruce Grove Road to Jerusalem Grade Road,l Highway 53 at the Highway 29 junction north to Highway 20 with advisory evacuations for Jerusalem Grade Road.
Road Closures: Clayton Creek Road at Highway 29, all of Morgan Valley Road to the Napa County line, North Spruce Grove Road and junction of Spruce Grove Rd and Jerusalem Grade South Spruce Grove Road off Highway 29.
Resources assigned to the fire include 122 engine/truck companies, 22 water tenders, 15 volunteer companies, 24 fire crews, seven helicopters, 107 overhead personnel and 22 bulldozers, six air tankers and a total of 1,044 personnel.
Earlier in the day power lines in Clearlake were deenergized resulting in the closure of the Highlands Senior Center.
Three evacuation centers remain open: Kelseyville High School, 5480 Main St., 707-279-4923, Twin Pine Casino, 22223 Highway 29, Middletown, 800-564-4872; and the Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3500 Hill Road East, Lakeport, 707-263-6002.
Clayton Fire reaches 3,000 acres
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