How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Due to wildland fires burning in the south county officials are keeping Highway 20 closed, with no time of reopening set.
Cal Fire said shortly after 5 p.m. Monday that Highway 20 east of Highway 53 would remain closed due to the Wye and Walker fires, both burning since Sunday east of Clearlake Oaks.
Cal Fire has combined the two fires – which had burned a total of 5,000 acres as of Monday afternoon, with 25 percent containment reported – into one incident.
Highway 20 was briefly opened Monday morning before it was closed due to the close proximity of the fire, a firing operation that was being conducted and issues with people trying to return to Spring Valley, which remains under an evacuation order.
The Wye Fire burned along both sides of Highway 20, destroying trees and vegetation, and burning guardrails, highway signs and power lines.
Caltrans said that there was no estimated time for reopening the highway, but said its crews will remain on hand throughout the night ready to shuttle traffic through as soon as it is safe.
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