- Elizabeth Larson
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Sunday Clearlake fire burns several structures
The fire in the 3300 block of Brown Street near Turner Avenue was first reported just before 7 p.m. Sunday.
Lake County Fire Protection District firefighters who arrived on scene just minutes after dispatch found multiple structures threatened, as well as fencing, boats and vehicles, according to reports from the scene.
Minutes later, radio reports indicated that two structures were fully involved and propane tanks were going off.
Cal Fire was asked to send resources, with a full wildland dispatch of five engines requested a short time later due to concerns about the fire spreading into vegetation, according to incident command. Cal Fire’s response included a strike team from the Ranch fire.
Just before 7:20 p.m., incident command reported stopping the fire’s progress into wildland, and canceled the two dozers and two crews that had been requested, but engines were asked to continue in.
Power lines also were reported to be down at the scene, and incident command stated problems with water supply.
Forward progress on the fire was stopped just before 7:45 p.m., when it was reported that several hours of mop up would be needed.
Incident command also requested dispatch notify the water company of several hours of high water flow in an effort to cool the outgassing propane tanks on the scene.
In response to the fire, the Clearlake Police Department issued a mandatory evacuation order for Grey, Brown and Amber streets from Olympic Drive to Bowers Avenue just before 7:25 p.m. That evacuation was called off at 10 p.m.
Incident command confirmed from the scene that three structures in total burned.
Mop up was still under way early Monday morning, and a Clearlake Police unit was asked to come to the scene just after 12:30 a.m. to take a further report on the fire, according to radio reports.
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