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LAKEPORT – Firefighters quickly contained a small wildland fire along Highway 29 Thursday afternoon.
The fire was reported at about 2:30 p.m. less than a mile north of Juvenile Hall on the west side of Highway 29 near the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff.
A firefighter reported finding a red gas can in the burned area.
Agencies responding included Lakeport Fire Protection District and Cal Fire.
One helicopter, one fixed-wing aircraft and one dozer were among the equipment sent to the fire, although the fire was controlled so quickly the helicopter did not conduct a fire drop.
The fire was under control by 3:15 p.m. About three and a half acres were burned.
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The California Highway Patrol’s Incident Logs noted that the collision took place at 2:18 p.m. at Guenoc Winery on Butts Canyon Road at Oat Hill Road.
The vehicle went off the road and into a ditch, trapping two people, according to CHP.
The logs indicated that at least one of the people was lifeflighted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where an officer was responding to investigate.
No further information about the collision was available Wednesday evening.
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