COBB, Calif. – Tuesday night's wind storm knocked down power lines that in turn sparked a fire that threatened two nearby homes on Cobb Mountain.

A top blew out of a tree due to the heavy winds, taking down the lines in front of a home at 9688 Carolyn Drive near Hobergs, according to South Lake County Fire Battalion Chief Scott Upton.

Upton said the fire was dispatched at 9:11 p.m. and was under control within about 15 minutes.

The fire burned an acre of vegetation and threatened the Carolyn Drive home and another one nearby, Upton said.

South Lake County Fire sent four engines, two water tenders and a hand crew, according to Upton.

He said both homes were slightly damaged. Upton said there was damaged siding, and the deck and railing on one of the homes was scorched.

The two homes were occupied at the time of the fire, but Upton said no injuries were reported.

Mop up continued until about 3:30 a.m. Wednesdsay, he said.

Upton said both homes had good defensible space around them, with the brush having been cleared in case of fire.

“We can't emphasize that enough. Without that it would have been far more devastating,” he said.

Winds and low humidity also were believed to be contributing factors to a 90-acre fire in Napa County on Tuesday night which reportedly destroyed a home.

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