Firefighters continue efforts to contain Point fire
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Firefighters continued to work through the night to fully contain the Point fire burning new Lower Lake.
The fire was first reported shortly before 5:45 p.m. Saturday.
Cal Fire said it is located in the area of Anderson Road and Panorama Road, near Point Lakeview Road, west of Lower Lake.
It resulted in evacuation orders in two zones, KEL-E146-A and LOW-E154, that officials said remained in effect overnight.
Early estimates of the fire’s size put it at around 25 acres.
By Saturday night, Cal Fire had rolled back that estimate to 14 acres, with 20% containment.
There had been concerns about an area flaring up due to the fire, and firefighters remained assigned to the fire.
More crews and teams are due to report to the fire on Sunday, according to radio reports.
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