CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A fire in the boiler room at a Clearlake apartment complex resulted in a temporary evacuation of residents on Wednesday night.
The fire at Olympic Village apartments, 15097 Olympic Drive, was first reported at around 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to radio reports.
Lake County Fire and Cal Fire units responded, based on reports from the scene.
Shortly before 9:30 p.m. Lake County Fire Chief Willie Sapeta reported over the radio that they were evacuating the upper portion of the complex.
He later told Lake County News that about 20 residents were evacuated for a few hours while firefighters worked at the scene.
Sapeta said the fire was located in the complex’s boiler room.
A total of three engines, two other units and two company officers responded, Sapeta said.
Forward progress was stopped on the fire at about 9:40 p.m., and firefighters terminated the incident just under two hours later, according to radio reports.
Sapeta said residents were able to go back to their apartments before firefighters cleared the scene.
The manager is doing an overnight fire watch and a contractor will be on scene on Thursday to do repairs, including replacing sheetrock that had to be ripped out by firefighters, Sapeta said. The residents have power but no hot water temporarily.
It’s still unclear if the fire’s source was mechanical or electrical. Sapeta said the cause remains under investigation.
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Fire damages boiler room, causes short-term evacuation at Clearlake apartment complex
- Elizabeth Larson
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