Improved weather near Lake Tahoe lets fire crews make progress in containing the Caldor fire
With a favorable turn in weather conditions, firefighters made some progress Saturday against the massive Caldor fire that has been raging in the mountains near South Lake Tahoe.
Crews on the fire’s northeastern edge — the front closest to lake resorts — were “cautiously optimistic” Saturday as containment numbers increased for the first time in several days, from 12% to 19%, according to Cal Fire incident spokesman Jay Smith. The fire has so far burned 149,684 acres Smith attributed the improvement to cooler weather and hard-working ground crews, particularly since significant smoke over the last several days had made aerial attacks challenging.
At a fire staging area inside the tiny town of Strawberry along Highway 50, the air remained smoky but less noxious than the day before. Smith said the priority for the day was “buttoning up” the fire’s northwestern edge, which saw some flare-ups overnight, and protecting Strawberry from the creeping flames.
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