Lake Tahoe threatened by massive fire, more ordered to flee
Source: AP
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) Fire officials ordered more evacuations around the Tahoe Basin Sunday evening as crews dealt with a two-week old blaze they said was more aggressive than anticipated, and continued to edge toward the pristine waters of Lake Tahoe.
Todays been a rough day and theres no bones about it, said Jeff Marsoleis, forest supervisor for El Dorado National Forest. A few days ago, he thought crews could halt the Caldor Fires eastern progress, but today it let loose.
Flames churned through mountains just a few miles southwest of the Tahoe Basin, where thick smoke sent tourists packing at a time when summer vacations would usually be in full swing ahead of the Labor Day weekend.
To put it in perspective, weve been seeing about a half-mile of movement on the fires perimeter each day for the last couple of weeks, and today, this has already moved at 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) on us, with no sign that its starting to slow down, said Cal Fire Division Chief Eric Schwab.
A firefighter is dwarfed by an aerial drop at the the Chaparral Fire in Murrieta which still blazes, Sunday, August 29, 2021. Several homes appear to be evacuated in the area. (Cindy Yamanaka/The Orange County Register via AP)
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hlthe2b
(102,378 posts)We certainly have Dante's Inferno.
LuckyLib
(6,820 posts)twodogsbarking
(9,822 posts)mountain grammy
(26,655 posts)Please vote people!!!!!!!
lark
(23,158 posts)Bayard
(22,157 posts)Such a beautiful area, going up in smoke.
lark
(23,158 posts)Neither of our friends are posting over the last few days and haven't gotten a response to texts/calls. I am so worried for them.
rollin74
(1,990 posts)police beginning to assist with evacuating people now
weather and wind conditions are going to be bad at for at least the next couple of days
fire containment has gone down from 19% yesterday to 13%
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this afternoon/evening could be very bad