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KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – A wildland fire that firefighters had spent the better part of Tuesday trying to control had an evening flare up thanks to nighttime winds.
The Becks fire was first reported late Tuesday morning in the area of 7900 S. Highway 29 near Kelseyville, when a control burn on a vineyard escaped, as Lake County News has reported.
The fire headed up Mt. Konocti, necessitating a closure of Konocti Road and causing some facility damage in the boundaries of Mt. Konocti County Park, specifically to a new restroom facility, according to county officials.
Firefighters from around Lake County, with assistance from teams from Mendocino County and Cal Fire, worked on the fire, which was climbing through steep terrain.
By evening, Cal Fire reported that the fire was at 300 acres and 50 percent containment, an estimate that held through the night.
All local fire resources were released from the fire after 5 p.m., with Cal Fire remaining on scene, according to radio traffic.
Over the next hour, evening winds reported in the Kelseyville area appeared to have caused the fire to do a run up the mountain, with a number of witnesses reporting to Lake County News that they watched the fire's spectacular evening flare up. Witnesses also reported what appeared to be a spot fire that had broken out.
At around 6:30 p.m., radio reports indicated the fire was making an active run on the back side of the containment lines, and was flaring up in an orchard area on top of the mountain.
As the evening progressed, the fire situation improved and the blaze settled back down, with two Cal Fire engines able to manage the nighttime patrols of the mountain, radio reports indicated.
Firefighters were patrolling the area of the Fowler ranch, located on the mountain top next to the park, where some of the flare ups had been. Reports from the scene indicated firefighters also were patrolling up to Wright Peak.
Cal Fire said the fire is expected to be contained on Wednesday.
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