CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Firefighters are cleaning up after containing a blaze behind the Redbud Library in Clearlake on Monday afternoon.
The fire was first reported shortly before 3:30 p.m. behind the library, located in the 14000 block of Burns Valley Road.
The Clearlake Police Department had asked people to stay away from the fire area while firefighters were at work, as structures were threatened.
Resources from Lake County Fire and Cal Fire responded, with Cal Fire air attack and airtankers part of the effort.
Radio reports indicated that people at the nearby Highlands Senior Center were ordered to shelter in place, while the Brookside senior living had begun evacuations due to safety protocol.
At around 4:30 p.m., Cal Fire's air attack reported that the fire was one to one and a half acres in size.
A short time later, a report from the scene indicated that forward progress on the fire had been stopped, with one to two hours of mop up anticipated.
The Clearlake Police Department confirmed just before 5 p.m. that the fire was contained.
Police said the area of Burns Valley Road to Bowers Road was closed for a short time while mop up was under way. By 5:15 p.m., the roads were reopened.
A cause has not yet been reported.
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
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