SLTFD: blown transformer may have started fire
Submitted by Editor on Sun, 04/21/2013 - 4:00pm
South Lake Tahoe Fire Department responded this afternoon to the 3500 block of Pioneer Trail near Ski Run for a fire that knocked out power between Highway 50 and Ski Run Boulevard. Early word via scanner from firefighters at the scene is the fire, now knocked down, was caused by a blown transformer. It is unclear at this time if any homes or structures were damaged or if any evacuations were made.
Traffic has been re-routed in the areas of Ski Run, Pioneer Trail and Tamarack. Power is out or spotty in the area of Pioneer and Ski Run to Highway 50 and some traffic signals were not functioning, according to dispatchers. Liberty Utilities is on the scene.
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