Cache Fire Destroys Dozens Of Homes, Burns 80 Acres In Lake County

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

CLEARLAKE, Lake County (CBS SF) — A wildfire burning in Lake County Wednesday grew to about 80 acres, destroying dozens of homes and forcing evacuations in the communities of Clearlake and Lower Lake, according to authorities.

Around 1 p.m., the Cal Fire Sonoma Lake Napa Unit initially tweeted about the fire saying that crews were assisting on a non-Cal Fire incident in Clearlake near 6th Avenue and Cache Street. The burn area is located east of the Anderson Marsh Natural Preserve along the southeastern tip of Clear Lake.

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