LAKEPORT, Calif. – Firefighters from several agencies are on the scene of a gas storage tank fire outside of Lakeport.
The fire at Westgate Petroleum, located at 3740 Highland Springs Road, was first dispatched shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday.
Lakeport Fire units arriving at scene found one of the business' storage tanks burning with others threatened.
Additional units from Northshore Fire, Kelseyville Fire and Cal Fire were dispatched, with every fire truck in the county that has Class B fire suppression foam also requested, based on radio traffic.
Incident command also asked that Pacific Gas and Electric respond due to nearby high transmission traffic, according to reports from the scene.
Reports from the scene indicated the fire was still active shortly before 10 a.m., with Cal Fire units still en route.
Just before 10:10 a.m., the fire was reported to be knocked down.
Traffic detours are being put in place. The California Highway Patrol reported that Caltrans is closing Highway 29 at Highway 175 Hopland, with other closures at Ackley and Argonaut roads on the northbound side. Highland Springs Road also is being closed by county roads staff.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
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