A Cal Fire helicopter drops water on a fire near Sulphur Bank Road on Monday. Photo by Kristin Dugan.

CLEARLAKE – A small fire Monday afternoon was quickly contained by firefighters before it could cause any damage.

Cal Fire reported assisting the Lake County Fire Protection District on the fire, which witnesses reported seeing around 3:30 p.m. around the area of Sulphur Bank and 16^th Street in northwest Clearlake.

The fire was only a few acres, according to Cal Fire's incident command center, with no homes threatened and no actual damage occurring.

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