- Elizabeth Larson
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Clearlake Oaks fire destroys two homes
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities are still investigating the cause of a Sunday afternoon fire in Clearlake Oaks that destroyed two homes.
Northshore Fire Battalion Chief Doyle Head said the fire, located in the 12400 block of Cerrito Drive, was dispatched at 3:15 p.m. Sunday.
When firefighters arrived, the first house, where the fire started, was fully involved, and a second home also was on fire, Head said.
“We also had some spread to the vegetation as well,” he said.
Head said about a dozen units from Northshore Fire, Cal Fire, Lake County Fire and Kelseyville Fire responded to the scene. The Clearlake Oaks County Water District also came to assist.
Cal Fire brought a hand crew and an engine to work on the fire in the vegetation, he said.
The fire was contained in about two hours but it took hours longer for mop up. Head said he was on the scene until 9 p.m. Sunday.
Both homes were destroyed, Head said.
He said the first home was unoccupied when the fire started. The second house’s residents were at home but got out safely with no injuries.
Head said the fire’s cause remains under investigation. Fire personnel were at the scene continuing their work to investigate the cause on Monday.
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