Firefighters stamp out 24-acre brush fire in Lake County

Firefighters stamped out a 24-acre vegetation fire that sparked in Lake County’s North Lakeport community Tuesday afternoon, Cal Fire said.

The fire, named the Lyons fire, was reported near Highway 29 and Nice-Lucerne Cutoff, Cal Fire said. Crews were dispatched to the area at about 2:50 p.m., Cal Fire spokesman Tyree Zander said.

The blaze, which quickly grew to 5 acres, prompted evacuation orders for North Lakeport in the areas of Lakeside Heights, Hill Road East and Penelope Court, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said in a Nixle alert.

Staff and patients at the Sutter Lakeside Hospital were told to shelter in place due to the nearby fire, Lake County Sheriff Brian Martin said in video posted on Facebook.

No buildings were destroyed from the fire, which reached full containment hours later, Zander said. Evacuated residents were allowed to return to their homes at 5:09 p.m., the Sheriff’s Office said in a Nixle alert.

The cause of the blaze was under investigation as of Tuesday night, Zander said.

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