NAPLES — A fast-moving fire broke out Sunday, scorching roughly 30 acres and causing millions of dollars in damage to two family-run logging businesses, according to one of the families affected. 

The Clover Fire was 75% contained by 2 p.m. Monday, roughly 24 hours after it began, according to Lizz Bloxsom, an incident command trainee with the Idaho Department of Lands. Full containment was expected by 8 p.m. Resources on the fire include 80 personnel, 10 engines, nine tenders and two excavators.

Some residents near the fire were advised to either evacuate or placed on notice to be prepared to evacuate due their proximity to the Clove Fire. The Boundary County Sheriff's Office lifted all evacuation notices at 5 p.m. Monday.

The decision was made in collaboration with unified commanders including Idaho Department of Lands and South Boundary Fire District and is based upon current fire containment and expected fire behavior, said Andrew O'Neel, Boundary County public information officer.

Area residents are asked to avoid the area of Deep Creek Loop, Schoolhouse Road and Highland Flats Road due to the fire vehicle traffic in the area, O'Neel said.

Firefighters with IDL are currently pumping water from Blue Lake, the closest available source of water. 

Idaho State Fire Marshal’s Office investigators have completed work on the scene and are now reviewing their findings. The cause of the fire has not been announced. 

Most of the damage occurred on the neighboring properties of the Sandelin family and the Tweet family. The Sandelins run the small logging business, UTR Land Management, and the Tweets run a family-owned business, SGA Cabin & Timber. 

A member of the Sandelin family, who requested to remain unnamed, said damage to the lumberyard — including a razed sawmill and barn, over 300 truckloads of lumber, and industrial machinery — will cost their family millions of dollars.

Additionally, several livestock were killed, she said. 

“At 1:50, my son came up the hill and saw the fire crossing over the fence line, hitting the ends of the log decks,” she said. 

Scorched ground and trees around one of the three Sandelin homes show the fire came within feet of the house before it was extinguished. But intense heat melted parts of the exterior, including the plastic front door, several windows, and sections of the roof. 

Several nearby homes were evacuated, affecting multiple families and at least 10 children, according to the Sandelins. Utility systems in the area are down, and a septic tank near one of the homes reportedly exploded. 

A Post Falls family staying at the nearby Blue Lake RV Resort said they fled the area after spotting the fire early Sunday afternoon, leaving behind a trailer filled with valuables. The RV park ultimately did not sustain any damage, so the Babcock family returned Monday to collect what was left behind. 

“The flames were just right above this hill,” said John Babcock, who alerted the resort manager after seeing smoke while walking his dog around 2 p.m. Sunday. “At first, I wasn’t too concerned — I couldn’t tell how close it was. But then we saw open flames right behind some campers on this side of the hill.” 

The resort’s front office remains temporarily closed.