CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A fire on Sunday night destroyed a Clearlake home.
The fire in the 2900 block of 10th Street initially was reported shortly after 7 p.m., according to emergency radio traffic.
Lake County Fire Chief Willie Sapeta told Lake County News that the home was fully involved when it was reported, and that’s what firefighters found when they arrived.
Radio reports indicated the fire was knocked down before 7:30 p.m., but that it required at least two hours of overhaul by crews on scene.
Sapeta said the home – a newer modular – was a complete loss.
In addition to Lake County Fire, Cal fire responded, based on radio reports.
Altogether, four engines, a water tender, a medic unit and Sapeta responded to the fire, he said.
Sapeta said Sunday night that the fire’s cause was under investigation.
Earlier in the day, Lake County Fire Protection District and Cal Fire firefighters also responded to a report of a fire in a home in the 16000 block of 33rd Avenue. When they arrived, they found smoke coming from the roof.
Sapeta said that home wasn’t destroyed, with the fire’s damage limited to a room and its contents.
He said that fire’s cause also was being investigated.
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Clearlake home destroyed in Sunday night fire
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