Lake Tahoe evacuation orders lifted, but fire threat remains

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — It’s a milestone successful the combat against a immense wildfire that threatened the Lake Tahoe area: Mandatory evacuation orders person been lifted for 22,000 residents of South Lake Tahoe. Some residents are returning to the city, which looks similar a smoky shade town. But the Caldor Fire isn’t done burning up areas of the Sierra Nevada. It’s lone 48% contained, and areas southbound of the lake, including the Kirkwood skis resort, stay battlefields. More than 5,000 occurrence unit are inactive moving to incorporate the blaze. Much depends connected the weather. Fire crews are watching for upwind and rainfall that whitethorn nutrient lightning to spark spot fires.