Nearly 4,000 people have been evacuated from their homes because of a fire that tore through Lake County on Sunday.
About 30 structures were involved in the fire, which covered 75 acres and was 10 percent contained as of late Sunday afternoon according to Cal Fire.
Authorities also report that it started as a vegetation fire in Clearlake near Dam Road and Boyles Avenue. Because of the location, the fire has been called the Boyles Fire.
Evacuation orders in Clearlake Evacuation was made for “the interior of HWY 53 to the west, Dam Road to the south, Boyles Ave to the east and 32nd Ave to the north,” according to Cal Fire.
An evacuation map is available here.
Cal Fire is assisting the Lake County Fire Protection District in this matter and has dispatched both air and ground resources to fight the flames.
The first was first reported via Cal Fire’s X account as being “approximately 3 acres, burning in heavy brush with moderate rate of spread and structures threatened” around 2.45pm on Sunday.
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