KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A Christmas Eve fire did serious damage to a home near Kelseyville.
The fire at the stick-built home, located on Soda Bay Road near Crystal Drive in Buckingham, was dispatched shortly before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to Kelseyville Fire Capt. Paul Scott.
Radio reports indicated that Soda Bay Road was closed briefly for emergency vehicles during the incident.
Kelseyville Fire responded with two engines, a water tender and seven personnel, while Lakeport Fire sent an engine and three personnel as part of a mutual aid response, Scott said.
When firefighters arrived, the home was fully involved, said Scott.
He said the home's owner was on site when firefighters were working, but Scott was not sure if the owner had been home when the fire started. No injuries were reported.
The fire was continued in about 30 to 40 minutes, Scott said, with mop up taking place afterward.
“The guys did a really good stop on it,” with no other structures damaged, Scott said.
Scott said the home is still standing, but the inside was destroyed and the structure appeared to be a complete loss.
He said the fire's cause is under investigation.
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