The fire barreled toward Lake Tahoe for several days amid heavy winds. And officials say it remains highly dangerous, and thousands of weary firefighters are battling it on several fronts (📸 WallySkalij)
The fire barreled toward Lake Tahoe for several days amid heavy winds. But that threat became one of many as the fire moved in other directions, including north toward Wrights Lake and Desolation Wilderness and south toward Kirkwood. Officials say it remains highly dangerous, and thousands of weary firefighters are battling it on several fronts.AdvertisementBy Thursday afternoon, the fire had scorched more than 210,000 acres.
A firefighter clears brush as a tanker sprays fire retardant to help battle the Caldor fire along Highway 89 west of Lake Tahoe on Thursday.Firefighters from West Covina keep an eye out for embers as the Caldor fire approaches near Caples Lake on Wednesday.Cal Fire firefighters walk down a hill during mop-up operations from the Caldor fire near the resort of Kirkwood on Wednesday.
L.A. County firefighter Kevin Reid, right, and Capt. Donald Bailey battle the Caldor fire off Highway 89 west of South Lake Tahoe.AdvertisementIn this long exposure, embers fly from a tree as the Caldor fire continue to burn in Twin Bridges. Evacuee Mel Smothers stepped out of his car to play the violin while waiting in a miles-long traffic jam on Highway 50 as people evacuated ahead of the Caldor fire on Monday in South Lake Tahoe.
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