KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Firefighters are continuing to work to fully contain a wildland fire that began burning in the Kelseyville area on Saturday afternoon.
Cal Fire said in a Saturday evening report that the Oak fire has burned 53 acres and is 50-percent contained.
Multiple structures remain threatened, with one destroyed, Cal Fire reported.
The fire started at about 2 p.m. Saturday in the area of Live Oak Drive and Highway 29.
It prompted evacuations in the area of Live Oak Drive from the Gross Cutoff to Cruickshank Road, Cruickshank Road from Live Oak Drive to Highway 29, and Highway 29 from Cole Creek Road to Cruickshank Road.
The evacuation order for that area had been reduced to a warning on Saturday afternoon. Officials said no evacuation center has been opened.
Highway 29 remained closed from Live Oak Drive to Bottle Rock Road, with Live Oak Drive open to residents only, Cal Fire said Saturday evening.
Officials later opened Highway 29 shortly after 10:15 p.m.
The cause of the fire is so far unknown, Cal Fire said.
Cal Fire said that suppression efforts are continuing on the fire, which is burning in grass, brush and oak woodland.
Throughout the afternoon and evening Cal Fire and local fire agencies worked to get the fire under control while dealing with a west wind that helped the fire spot over the highway.
A large force of air tankers and helicopters were used on the fire, with some of them later diverted to work on other incidents around the state, including the Swedes fire near Oroville, based on radio traffic.
Resources assigned on Saturday evening include 17 engines, six air tankers, four water tenders, three helicopters, two hand crews, three dozers and 128 personnel, according to Cal Fire’s report.
Cooperating agencies include Cal Fire, Kelseyville Fire Protection District, South Lake Fire Protection District, Lakeport Fire District, Lake County Fire Protection District, Northshore Fire Protection District, UC Davis Fire Department, Willow Oak Fire Department, Williams Fire Department, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol and Pacific Gas and Electric.
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Oak fire containment rises; one structure confirmed destroyed
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