South Lake Tahoe Evacuation Orders Lifted As Caldor Fire Battle Continues

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE (CBS13) — South Lake Tahoe residents tin instrumentality backmost location aft mandatory evacuation orders owed to the Caldor Fire were downgraded Sunday.

According to Cal Fire, the downgraded orders are for the pursuing areas:

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• South Lake Tahoe metropolis limits: from the Nevada authorities enactment westbound on Highway 50 to the Tahoe airport. Highway 89 from the metropolis northwest to the city’s borderline astatine West Way. Pioneer Trail from the authorities enactment westbound to Al Tahoe Boulevard.
• North of the metropolis of South Lake Tahoe: All properties connected the eastbound broadside of Highway 89 on the water from the metropolis up toward Emerald Bay. All properties connected some sides of Highway 89 from Emerald Bay up northbound to Tahoma.

Residents tin statesman returning location immediately.

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South Lake Tahoe was evacuated arsenic the fast-moving Caldor Fire continued to marque its mode eastbound on Highway 50 done El Dorado County.

Over the past respective days, amended upwind conditions helped firefighters summation advancement connected the occurrence and support it from spreading to the city.

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As of Sunday afternoon, the Caldor Fire scorched much than 215,000 acres and was 43% contained.

CBS13 Staff