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LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Lakeport apartment building has been significantly damaged due to a Sunday evening fire.
The fire at the Bel Aire Apartments, located at 1125 N. Main St., was first reported at about 6:20 p.m. Sunday, according to radio reports.
Dispatch reported receiving multiple calls about the fire in the older two-story building.
Local veterinarian Chris Holmes captured video of the fire, shown above, before firefighters arrived and just as police officers were getting to the scene. The video’s audio includes some profanity.
The video shows officers knocking on doors to evacuate residents, with flames coming from the windows on the southern side of the second story.
Radio reports indicated that Lakeport Fire, Kelseyville Fire, Northshore Fire and Cal Fire responded to the fire. Pacific Gas and Electric also was requested.
Just after 7 p.m., Lakeport Fire Chief Doug Hutchison reported from the scene that the fire had been knocked down but firefighters were still actively working, with at least another two hours on the incident anticipated.
But about an hour later, the fire reignited and was actively burning on the roof at the back of the building, according to Lakeport Police Chief Brad Rasmussen.
Due to the fire, the Lakeport Police Department said the following streets will be closed for several hours Sunday night: N. Main Street between 11th Street and Clearlake Avenue, 11th Street between N. Forbes Street and Main Street, and Clearlake Avenue between N. Forbes Street and Main Street.
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
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