UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A vehicle that was being towed along Highway 20 on Tuesday afternoon was the cause of three small spot fires.
The fires, located between Blue Lakes and the Lake and Mendocino County line, were first reported shortly after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to radio reports.
Northshore Fire Chief Jay Beristianos said a wheel fell off the car that was being towed, which sparked the fires. He said the man towing the car couldn't see the missing tire.
Cal Fire and Northshore Fire sent engines to the incident, with firefighters quickly knocking down the fires before they got far, according to radio traffic.
One of the fires was near The Lodge at Blue Lakes. Beristianos said several local people extinguished the fire before firefighters arrived.
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