Thick smoke from the Caldor Fire enveloped the city of South Lake Tahoe, which was all but deserted during a summer week usually bustling with tourists. South Lake Tahoe city officials said only a handful of residents defied Monday’s evacuation order. South Lake Tahoe resident Lorie Major was at the grocery store when she got the alert on her phone. She and her mini Australian shepherd, Koda, took a 20-mile (32-kilometer) taxi ride from her South Lake Tahoe apartment to a hotel in Minden, Nevada. The Caldor Fire has scorched nearly 312 square miles (808 square kilometers) since breaking out Aug. 14.

Source: thestar September 01, 2021 07:30 UTC