- Elizabeth Larson
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Two structures destroyed in Friday Clearlake fire
The fire in the area of Snook and Davis avenues was first reported at about 3 p.m., and drew a response from Lake County Fire and Cal Fire, as well as fire agencies around Lake County, which sent resources as part of an in-county strike team.
For two and a half hours the Clearlake Police Department had the area of Davis and West 40th – behind Foods, Etc. and Westamerica Bank – due to the fire.
Evacuations were briefly in place for homes in the area as well, with a medical clinic on nearby Lakeshore Drive evacuating on precaution, according to radio reports.
About 45 minutes after dispatch, incident command reported that forward progress was stopped.
Lake County Fire Battalion Chief Charlie Diener said a total of two structures were burned.
He said the structure of origin was an abandoned red-tagged home where it was believed transients were living.
Diener said the fire also burned a home next to the red-tagged structure.
“We don’t know if it was occupied or not,” he said of the second structure on Friday evening.
The structure where the fire originated had no power supply, Diener said.
Diener said they didn’t yet have an idea of the cause, but noted, “It’s suspicious in nature.”
In addition to the structures, Diener estimated between three and five acres of vegetation burned.
By early evening, all evacuations had been called off, Diener said.
Diener and the last units cleared the scene shortly after 7:15 p.m., following several hours of mop up and overhaul.
He said no injuries were reported.
The Clearlake fire came less than 24 hours after a barbecue sparked a fire that threatened a Lucerne neighborhood.
The Foothill fire in Lucerne destroyed two homes and damaged a third, with three outbuildings, two cars and three and a half acres of vegetation also burned, as Lake County News has reported.
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