“Oak Fire” shuts down the 29, firefighters making progress

MENDOCINO Co., 9/7/19 — A fire broke out this afternoon around 2 p.m. in Lake County, south of Kelseyville, forcing the closure of State Route 29 and evacuations in the area. Our colleagues at The Lake County News have a thorough article that’s been updated several times which you can read at this link. According to the Lake County News the fire has burned about 20 acres and is 10% contained. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department has issued both evacuation orders and warnings for the area near the Oak Fire. Here they are in their entirety from Nixle:

An Evacuation Order has been issued for the areas of Live Oak Dr. between Gross Cutoff and Cruickshank.  Hwy.