As crews continue to work to contain the relatively small but destructive Boyles Fire in Lake County, some neighbors told CBS News Bay Area they have been through this all before.
Firefighters think they've stopped forward progress on this fire, but plenty of hotspots remain. The Boyles Fire broke out Sunday afternoon east of Highway 53. Cal Fire started its attack soon after, by air and on the ground. Cal Fire said the fire has burned 81 acres -- only about a tenth of a square mile -- but in that area, it has destroyed approximately 30 buildings, including many homes, as well as up to 50 vehicles.As of Monday afternoon, officials said the fire is 40% contained.
It's a lot of raw land behind commercial and residential areas. A lot of brush, a lot of manzanita.' The source of the fire was back downhill, where several fires have started recently. There was some discussion among many neighbors about the homeless encampments there. That is also where CBS News Bay Area saw firefighters poking around late Monday afternoon.'It's a high possibility. They have been out here.
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