LAKEPORT, Calif. – Firefighters were able to save a home in Scotts Valley where a fire broke out Wednesday afternoon.
The fire damaged a modular home located at 2292 Scotts Valley Road, according to Lakeport Fire Chief Ken Wells.
The fire was first dispatched just after 2 p.m., with Lakeport Fire sending two engines, a water tender and personnel, with Kelseyville Fire sending firefighters and an engine, Wells said.
When the fire was first dispatched Wells was at a meeting in Lakeport that included Northshore Fire Deputy Chief Pat Brown and a Northshore Fire captain, so they responded, too.
Wells said the man renting the home had emptied his ash tray in close proximity to some lawn furniture with padding on it.
The man was watering his flowers when he heard a small explosion on his deck, Wells said. He looked up and saw fire going up the wall, which had caused the porch light to explode.
Initial radio reports had stated a fire was burning on the home’s composition roof. When firefighters arrived they found smoke coming out of the attic, Wells said.
Everyone got out of the house safely, according to Wells.
He said firefighters had to pull down the home’s ceiling and cut some vent holes in the roof to stop the fire from progressing through the rest of the attic space.
Reports from the scene indicated the fire was contained just after 2:30 p.m., which Wells confirmed.
“I think the house is salvageable,” said Wells, adding it was hard to estimate total damages.
He said the residents will be displaced temporarily, with repairs set to start on the home.
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