Full response to fire in South Lake Tahoe
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/30/2016 - 4:41pm
Fire fighters from Lake Valley, CalFire, South Lake Tahoe and the US Forest Service all responded to the call of a fire under the Heavenly Gondola Tuesday at about 4:00 p.m.
The fire, which started in the same area as the 2002 Gondola Fire that burned 673 acres in July of that year.
With a quick response, the fire fighters were able to get a containment line around the fire within 30 minutes.
According to initial reports, the fire burned a 10 foot by 10 foot patch in dry vegetation.
The cause of the fire us under investigation.
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