KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – While firefighters continued to work overnight to contain a wildland fire on the side of Mount Konocti, an evacuation order and an evacuation warning remained in effect for nearby subdivisions.
The Golf fire, first reported at about 1 p.m. Thursday, began in the area of Soda Bay Road and Golf Road, as Lake County News has reported.
By nightfall, the fire – which had two branches consisting of a main fire and a large spot fire – had burned a total of 19 acres and was 30-percent contained, according to Cal Fire, which battled the incident along with firefighters from fire agencies all around Lake County.
Cal Fire said the fire continues to threaten an estimated 40 homes.
As a result, on Thursday night, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said that an evacuation order for the Riviera West subdivision that was triggered earlier in the day was remaining in effect overnight.
At the same time, the sheriff’s office said it also was keeping in effect overnight an evacuation warning for the nearby Riviera Heights community.
An evacuation shelter was set up on Thursday at Kelseyville High School and the sheriff’s office said it would remain open through the night.
The fire also had necessitated road closures in the area, which the sheriff’s office said late Thursday remained in effect.
Those road closures are as follows:
– Soda Bay Road at Riviera West Drive;
– Crystal Drive at Soda Bay Road;
– Soda Bay Road at Little Borax Lake Road;
– Greenway Drive at Little Borax Lake Road;
– Golf Drive at Greenway Drive;
– Madrone Drive at Soda Bay Road.
Residents of the Buckingham subdivision – which was not evacuated – are able to access their homes via Soda Bay Road from Kelseyville, officials said.
The sheriff’s office said it expected to issue an update on conditions at 10 a.m. Friday.
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