UPPER LAKE, Calif. – A wildland fire sparked by a vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon continued to grow into the evening, as firefighters worked to increase containment.
The Saratoga Fire, located off Highway 20 and Saratoga Springs Road west of Upper Lake, had reached 100 acres by 9 p.m., according to Cal Fire.
The fire is 30-percent contained, Cal Fire said.
Along with Cal Fire, fire agencies that responded to the incident included Lakeport Fire, Northshore Fire and the Mendocino National Forest.
Lake County Office of Emergency Services Manager Marisa Chilafoe told Lake County News that no evacuations have been ordered in the area so far.
Highway 20 – which had the fire burning on both sides of it – had at one point been closed, with one-way traffic control in place from Scotts Valley Road to Blue Lakes for several hours.
Just after 9:30 p.m., the California Highway Patrol said the highway was open, with the fire away from the roadway.
The fire began at around 4 p.m., following a single-vehicle wreck, according to the CHP.
The vehicle went into a ditch, the CHP said, with the fire beginning shortly thereafter.
The CHP said the wreck resulted in minor injuries.
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