Another South Lake Tahoe fire brings out Super Scoopers
Submitted by paula on Sun, 09/04/2016 - 3:56pm
5:00 p.m. update: A small fire that broke out west of the Heavenly Gondola Sunday afternoon has been contained. CalFire will remain at the scene for mop up operations.
An area about 40 feet by 25 feet burned before fire fighters responded and put it out. The original call came in at 3:56 p.m.
Montreal Road in South Lake Tahoe, previously closed to allow fire fighters to get into the area, has been reopened. The gondola had also been shut down for a short time as a safety measure.
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There is another fire on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe, the sixth in a week. This one started under the Heavenly Gondola.
The two Super Scooper Bombardier CL415 firefighting aircraft currently housed at the Lake Tahoe Airport are on the scene.
This is a developing story.....
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