Facts about the wildfire threatening Lake Tahoe communities

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — The wildfire threatening communities astir Lake Tahoe has drawn what officials telephone an assertive effect to effort to halt it from reaching areas, including the municipality of South Lake Tahoe, location to much than 20,000 people. The occurrence is named the Caldor Fire, aft the roadworthy wherever it started connected Aug. 14 adjacent the assemblage of Grizzly Flats. That is astir 35 miles from Lake Tahoe. The occurrence arsenic of Tuesday greeting spanned astir 300 quadrate miles, and determination were astir 4,000 firefighters trying to halt it. Dumping h2o and retardant connected the occurrence are 25 helicopters. Airplane tankers are besides being utilized arsenic smoky conditions let them to fly.