Photo: Corbett Petersen

Arcata Fire is responding to a palm tree that is “heavily involved” — meaning really, really on fire — at the corner of 16th and H streets. A couple of Arcata Fire resources have been dispatched. Humboldt Bay Fire is moving up to cover.

Photo: Selena Osorio

Neighborhood residents tell LoCO that someone roofing a nearby structure may have gotten a little close to the palm tree with a blowtorch igniting the small blaze. LoCO’s John Ferrara spoke with Arcata Fire District Chief Justin McDonald at the scene.

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More photos from Ferrara as well as CHP notes from the incident’s dispatch logs, below.