LAKEPORT, Calif. – Firefighters have contained a small wildland fire that occurred near Lakeport Tuesday morning.
The Mathews incident was first reported shortly after 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, according to radio reports.
Units responding said a large column of smoke could be seen from Lakeport. Power lines also were down upon their arrival.
Lakeport Fire, Kelseyville Fire and Cal Fire responded to the incident, located on an access road to Granite Construction off of Highway 175 and half a mile west of Mathews Road, according to Cal Fire Division Chief Greg Bertelli.
Aircraft from Cal Fire – including Copter 104 from the Boggs Mountain Helitack and an air tanker – were among the resources working the fire.
Bertelli told Lake County News early Tuesday afternoon that the fire had been contained.
“We will keep resources there throughout the day,” said Bertelli, noting that the area’s afternoon winds are a concern.
As for the cause, it remains under investigation. “There were power lines in the area but we don’t have a definite cause yet,” Bertelli said.
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Wildland fire near Lakeport contained
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