CLEARLAKE, Calif. – An early Wednesday morning fire burned a garage in close proximity to several other buildings in a Clearlake neighborhood.
The fire, located at 32nd and Boyles avenues, was first reported shortly after 12:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to reports from the scene.
A caller from 32nd Avenue called in the fire, which also was spotted by a REACH air ambulance pilot who was coming into the city for a landing for a separate call, radio traffic indicated.
The pilot could see the structure was fully involved, and that's what firefighters reported finding when they arrived at the scene minutes later.
Firefighters reported over the radio that there were structures on three sides of the burning garage, and a vehicle also was involved.
No power lines were said to have been affected, but firefighters stated on the radio that they had received reports of a gas leak.
Additional details were not immediately available.
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