Structures damaged in Saturday night Lucerne fire
- Elizabeth Larson
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LUCERNE, Calif. — Two structures sustained damage in a fire in Lucerne on Saturday night.
The fire in the 6000 block of Second Ave. was first dispatched just after 9 p.m.
Initial reports said one structure was well involved and there were several others threatened.
Northshore Fire arrived minutes after dispatch, with Cal Fire requested shortly before 9:10 p.m. The Northshore Fire Support Team also responded.
Utility lines also were reported to be down, although Pacific Gas and Electric did not report any outages.
The California Highway Patrol also responded to close Second Avenue from Highway 20 to Highland Avenue while firefighters were at work, according to radio traffic.
Officials at the scene told Lake County News after the fire was brought under control that one house and another structure were damaged.
Red Cross was asked to respond to help displaced residents.
Radio traffic indicated that firefighters remained on scene for mop up for several hours.
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