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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a wildland fire in Nice that prompted evacuations.

The fire, in the 2400 block of Lakeshore Boulevard at Stokes Avenue, was first reported shortly before 1:30 p.m. Sunday.

Fire officials arriving on scene reported that it was about two to three acres in size, with spots being pushed by the wind across Lakeshore Boulevard, where it’s threatening structures, including a sewer system utility building.

The wind was reported to be coming off of Clear Lake and pushing the fire toward Highway 20.

Evacuations were underway in the area at that time, fire officials reported.

Air tankers, a helicopter and air attack arrived on scene shortly after 2 p.m. and began to work the fire, based on radio traffic.

At 2:14 p.m., the Lake County Sheriff’s Office issued a Nixle alert for an evacuation order for residents south of Stokes Avenue to north of Clear Lake, east of the Nice-Lucerne Cut-off and west of Hammond Avenue.

At that point, a temporary evacuation point hadn’t been established, officials said.

Just after 2:30 p.m., incident command reported that forward progress had been stopped and the aircraft had been released, with evacuations to be lifted shortly.

Lakeshore Boulevard is to remain closed temporarily to all but residents, based on radio reports from the scene.

The fire was reported to be a total of four and a half acres.

Units were expected to remain on scene for a few more hours for mop up.

On Sunday evening around 6 p.m., as units were wrapping up, some were released to respond to a fire burning several structures in Clearlake Oaks at Second and Hoover.

There was no immediate information available on the cause of the Lakeshore Boulevard fire.

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