HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – A fire reported early Monday morning in Hidden Valley Lake burned two homes.
The fire was first reported just before 12:30 a.m. Monday, according to radio reports.
Authorities received multiple calls reporting a large fire on North Shore Drive.
Firefighters from Cal Fire and South Lake County Fire arrived on scene about 10 minutes after dispatch, reporting over the air that there were two homes in the 18000 block of North Shore Drive that were fully involved and threatening other nearby structures and wildland.
Incident command reported that firefighters were in defensive mode and protecting the threatened structures and vegetation.
Just after 1:30 a.m., firefighters reported they were making good progress on the fire in the two homes, with resources estimated to be committed another three hours.
Pacific Gas and Electric also responded to help secure utilities at the scene, according to radio reports.
At the request of incident command, Northshore Fire sent its support team from the stations in Nice and Upper Lake. The team reported its arrival on scene at 3 a.m.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
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