CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Two fires that broke out in Clearlake on Friday have been fully contained.
Cal Fire reported Sunday evening that firefighters had achieved 100-percent containment on both the Extension fire and the North Branch Extension fire.
The two fires broke out within an hour and a half of each other, and both resulted in temporary evacuations in their immediate areas, as Lake County News has reported.
The Extension fire, located off 18th Avenue behind Woodland Community College, burned a total of seven acres, Cal Fire said.
The North Branch Extension burned 25 acres in the area of Ogulin Canyon and Industrial Avenue. Cal Fire Division Chief Greg Bertelli said the fire destroyed three small metal buildings.
There has been no report so far as to the cause of the fires.
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Clearlake fires fully contained
- Elizabeth Larson