CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Fire officials are investigating the cause of a Thursday night fire that destroyed a trailer.
The incident was first reported just before midnight Thursday in the 2900 block of Fifth Street in Clearlake, as Lake County News has reported.
Lake County Fire Protection District Capt. Bill Inman said the structure in question was a singlewide mobile home with a living room addition and a separate work shed behind it.
He said there was no one in the residence at the time, with a neighbor reporting the fire.
Inman said the trailer was very old and it may have been used as a marijuana grow site, as marijuana plants were in the yard.
Lake County Fire sent an engine, water tender and a medic unit, with Cal Fire sending one engine, Inman said. Pacific Gas and Electric also responded due to a downed power line to the structure.
He said it took firefighters about 20 minutes to get the fire under control.
About 75 percent of the structure was damaged, with firefighters able to save the front of it. The work shed had damage but is still standing, Inman said.
“The rear half of the house was completely gone,” he said, adding that the structure isn't salvageable.
Nearby structures were not harmed, Inman added. “All exposures were in good shape.”
Inman said the cause remains under investigation.
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Thursday night fire destroys structure
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