Fire on southwest side of Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Wed, 07/01/2020 - 8:30pm
7:00 a.m. Thursday Update: #TallacFire is contained. Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit firefighters made good progress last night with assistance from Cal Fire. Accurate mapping has fire at 2.2 acres. Hwy 89 travelers urged to use caution as firefighters continue to mop-up
9:50 p.m. Update: Firefighters are making good progress on the #TallacFire. Hose-lay is completed on left and right flanks. For the safety of firefighters, Highway 89 travelers asked to use caution in the area between Camp Richardson and Emerald Bay as multiple resources are parked on the highway.
9:00 p.m. update: The wildfire burning near the Mt. Tallac Trailhead is approximately three acres in size. The cause is unknown at this time. Local, state and federal resources are on-scene.
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - There is a fire near the Spring Creek Tract/Mt. Tallac trailhead area of Lake Tahoe. Crews are on their way and at this time there is no other information available.
This is a developing story.
As more information becomes available this story will be updated.
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