LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters are working to contain a wildland fire near Lower Lake and a structure fire in the Cobb area.
The Lower Lake fire was first dispatched at around 2:45 p.m. Sunday in the area of Highway 29 and Highway 53, according to radio reports.The fire is reported to be burning just off the highway.
Initial reports at the scene put the fire at between one and two acres, with the estimate quickly growing to five to six acres as the blaze moved uphill. The fire also is spotting due to the wind.
Incident command reported that structures are threatened, with a west wind pushing the fire toward the community of Lower Lake.
Law enforcement has been requested to close Highway 29 to southbound traffic at the intersection with Highway 53.
Two full wildland dispatches of five engines each, plus crews, air attack, air tankers and Copter 104, plus an in-county strike team of five engines are part of the response, according to radio reports.
Power lines in the area are down, but as of 3:30 p.m., Pacific Gas and Electric was not reporting outages in the fire area.
Incident command reported that firefighters are making good progress on the fire, and at about 3:45 p.m. the forward progress on the fire had been stopped, and was holding at six acres.
Just before 3:30 p.m., a structure fire with an explosion was reported on Airstrip Road in Cobb.
Firefighters arriving at just less than 10 minutes later said they found a fully involved structure on Rockys Road, with one to one and a half acres of vegetation burning with a fast rate of spread and locals working to stop it.
Firefighters and resources from the Lower Lake fire are being redirected to the Cobb fire, according to radio reports.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
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