Update: Crews stop progress of vehicle and vegetation fire in Lake County
LAKE COUNTY -- Crews in the North Bay are responding to a vehicle fire that has spread to vegetation near Kelseyville Wednesday afternoon, according to authorities.
The Cal Fire Sonoma Lake Napa Unit tweeted about the fire at 1:45 p.m., saying that crews from Cal Fire and local agencies were at the scene of a vehicle fire on the 4000 block of Pharo Place in Kelseyville.
#PharoFire - CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit and local agencies are at scene of a vehicle fire near the 4000 block of Pharo PL, Kelseyville, CA. If traveling in the area use caution.
— CAL FIRE LNU (@CALFIRELNU) August 10, 2022
#CALFIRE#CALFIRELNU pic.twitter.com/EF5BeADuA0
Residents are being asked to avoid the area and to use caution if passing through. There were reports that the so-called Pharo Fire had grown to between one and 1.5 acres, spreading to several vehicles including boats before igniting nearby vegetation.
As of about 2:47 p.m., Cal Fire said crews had stopped forward progress of the fire. Firefighters will remain in the area putting out hot spots and stopping flare-ups for the next few hours.
#PharoFire - UPDATE - The forward progress has been stopped on the vegetation Fire. Crews will be in the area putting out hotspots for the next couple of hours.#CALFIRE#CALFIRELNU pic.twitter.com/7GAyH1UnnP
— CAL FIRE LNU (@CALFIRELNU) August 10, 2022