Fire near Camino on West Slope closed HIghway 50 on Thursday
Submitted by paula on Thu, 09/20/2018 - 3:47pm
10:00 p.m. update: Firefighters have been able to get a containment line around 60 percent of the #MeyersFire in Camino with the total burned amount remaining at 12 acres.
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A fire burning west of Lake Tahoe closed Highway 50 near the town of Camino for a few hours Thursday due to the #MeyersFire burning at Meyers and Crystal Springs Roads.
The fire was first reported at 12:39 p.m. September 20, and a quick response by several agencies on the ground and from the air have been able to keep growth down to 12 acres at this time.
Crews have the fire 30 percent contained as of 4:45 p.m. and Highway 50 reopened without lane restrictions at 4:17 p.m.
All side roads through the fire area were slow moving and at times a standstill as vehicles tried to find a way through.
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