NICE, Calif. – Firefighters worked into the early morning hours on Sunday at the scene of a residential structure fire.
The fire, reported at 10 p.m. Saturday, occurred at in the 6900 block of Plumas Street in Nice, according to radio reports. Central Dispatch received multiple reports of the fire.
Northshore Fire units arriving on scene reported finding a doublewide mobile home and a garage on fire. In addition, the fire had moved into nearby vegetation and utility lines were down, reports from the scene stated.
In addition to Northshore Fire, radio reports indicated that Cal Fire and Lakeport Fire sent units. There also was a request for sheriff's deputies to assist with controlling the scene and for Pacific Gas and Electric to respond due to the downed lines.
Witnesses reported on Lake County News' Facebook page that neighbors used a garden hose to help put out fire on the hillside.
It took close to 40 minutes for firefighters to stop the wildland fire and another hour for the structure fire's progress to be stopped, according to radio reports.
Reports from the scene indicated the structures were destroyed.
Just before 1 a.m., incident command requested additional personnel from Northshore Fire's Clearlake Oak's station, with other units remaining on scene after that point.
Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.
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