CLEARLAKE PARK, Calif. – A Friday morning fire destroyed a home in Clearlake Park.
Firefighters were dispatched to the fire in the doublewide mobile home, located in the 3000 block of 12th Street, at 7:39 a.m., according to radio traffic.
The first unit on scene, which arrived within five minutes, reported that the home was fully involved, based on scanner reports.
Reports from the scene also stated that responding firefighters encountered live power lines that were down.
Lake County Fire Chief Willie Sapeta said the home's three occupants escaped, but two pets were lost.
Two of the people living in the home sustained injuries – one hurt an ankle and the second had smoke inhalation – and were transported to St. Helena Hospital Clear Lake, according to Sapeta.
Two Lake County Fire engines, two medic units, a water tender and two chiefs – one of them Sapeta – responded to the incident, along with mutual aid from Cal Fire, he said.
Sapeta said the fire was under control in about half an hour.
The home, he said, was a total loss.
Firefighters were continuing with mop up and overhaul late Friday morning.
Sapeta said all three of the home's occupants had places to stay and Red Cross assistance wasn't requested.
The fire's cause remains under investigation. Sapeta said fire officials will be interviewing the home's occupants, and are trying to rule out electrical and other issues that may have sparked the blaze.
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