Firefighters continued battling a wildfire in Lake County Sunday evening that consumed 76 acres and burned multiple structures in the town of Clearlake.
CLEARLAKE -- Cal Fire says there were multiple spot fires in the area and about 30 structures had been burned. In addition, the agency said that between 40 and 50 vehicles had been 'destroyed.'The Boyles Fire broke out near Dam Road and Boyles Avenue. That's just east of Highway 53 and evacuation orders were issued for people living near those roads.About 4,000 people were displaced in the evacuation zones.
' When he came back Sunday evening, he found the best case scenario, his home was OK.'Just a little bit of fire retardent, which I don't mind at all,' Guiterrez said, recounting the damage he could find. 'My house is still standing and four houses, five houses down the street are burnt down to ashes.'One of those impacted houses belongs to Aureglio Jauregui. 'My house is done, my house is gone,' Jauregui said. 'No more house.
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