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CLEARLAKE PARK, Calif. – After a three-hour fight in steep terrain, firefighters contained a wildland fire that burned on the hills above Clearlake Park late Wednesday afternoon and into the evening.
The Lake Fire, as the blaze was dubbed by state fire officials, was first reported shortly after 4 p.m. in the 11000 block of Patterson Drive at Lakeshore Drive.
Just before 7 p.m., officials at the scene reported that the fire was fully contained. The last size estimate put it at 30 acres.
Lake County Fire Protection District, Cal Fire and Northshore Fire were among the agencies on the scene of the fire, which was first reported at around 4 p.m.
The fire rapidly moved uphill, which made it necessary to hit it from the air. Also complicating fire suppression efforts was the fire's movement under nearby power lines.
At the height of the incident, three Cal fire air tankers dropped retardant and two of the agency's helicopters made numerous water drops on the fire, as bulldozers worked nearby, according to reports from the scene.
At one point, a new fire spot appeared up on the hillside, which a Cal Fire helicopter knocked out, based on scanner reports.
Although structures are in the area, there were no reports of damaged or burned buildings, or injuries to firefighters or anyone else in the fire area.
The last of the aircraft used to fight the fire were released from the scene after 7 p.m., based on radio reports.
The portion of Lakeshore Drive located in the fire area was closed to through traffic while firefighters were on scene. Fire officials said the road could be reopened at around 7:30 p.m.
Fire personnel were expected to be on scene until between 11 p.m. and midnight in order to mop up.
Information on a cause wasn't immediately available Wednesday evening.
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