Caldor Fire ‘knocking on the door’ of Lake Tahoe Basin, Cal Fire says
A scramble is on in the Sierra to seize on favorable weather conditions and keep the flames of the Caldor Fire out of the Lake Tahoe basin. The 9-day-old blaze that has already destroyed 447 homes and consumed more than 114,000 acres is now the “No. 1 priority in the nation” for firefighting resources, Cal Fire Director Thom Porter said on Monday. He warned that the fire was “knocking on the door” of the Lake Tahoe region, even after crews were encouraged by the progress of getting the fire 9% contained by Monday evening.
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