LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Cal Fire on Sunday night issued a report on a Cobb structure fire that resulted in one death earlier in the day.
Cal Fire said the “Air” fire occurred at 11335 Airstrip Road in Cobb.
The fire was first reported at 3:26 p.m. Sunday, according to the Cal Fire report.
The initial dispatch indicated that an explosion was reported in connection to the fire.
Cal Fire said firefighters arrived to find a fully involved structure and a report of one person inside the structure.
The fire completely destroyed the structure and spread to the nearby vegetation. Cal Fire credited a quick response from firefighting resources diverted from the nearby wildland fire in Lower Lake with keeping vegetation the fire on Airstrip Road contained to one-tenth of an acre.
Firefighters found a person dead inside the destroyed structure, according to the report.
The fire was controlled at 7 p.m. and remains under investigation, Cal Fire said.
In addition to Cal Fire, South Lake County Fire, Kelseyville Fire, Northshore Fire, the California Highway Patrol, Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Pacific Gas and Electric took part in the response.
Resources assigned included 13 engines, two water tenders, one fire crew, two helicopters, two air tankers and a total of 62 personnel, Cal Fire said.
Firefighters remained on scene late Sunday night, and Lake County Environmental Health was asked to respond to the scene on Monday, according to scanner reports.
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Cal Fire issues initial report on fatal Cobb structure fire
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