CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A fire was reported at a city grocery store early Saturday morning.

The fire was reported at about 2 a.m. behind Foods, Etc., located at 15290 Lakeshore Drive.

Lake County Fire Protection District responded to the incident, according to radio reports.

Officials on scene put out a call for a handcrew and an engine from Cal Fire to help with separating huge bales of compacted cardboard that were up against the structure and were burning.

Pacific Gas and Electric and a Foods, Etc. representative also were asked to respond to the incident, according to reports from the scene.

Shortly before 2:45 a.m. officials reported there was shaky containment on the fire, which was continuing to burn within the cardboard bales.

Additional information on the fire was not immediately available early Saturday.

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