Wednesday night, the weather service said.īoats float in the water away from a dock in South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday as the Caldor Fire approaches Lake Tahoe. Red flag warnings are in effect for all of South Lake Tahoe through at least 11 p.m. The fire was burning in the forest just outside of South Lake Tahoe and heading east toward Heavenly Ski Resort as of Wednesday morning. Hong captured the eerie quiet scene of South Lake Tahoe as the wildfire raged mere miles from the city's border. The beaches along Lake Tahoe stood deserted, with boats docked in the water or stacked up without a soul in sight.Īssociated Press photographer Jae C. Motels did not have any guests, and their parking lots sat empty. Seats set up along Highway 50 near the casinos at the Nevada border awaited customers nowhere in sight. Shopping plazas that would be jam-packed were empty. More than 20,000 residents were evacuated due to the Caldor Fire.By Tuesday, South Lake Tahoe resembled a ghost town. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA – SEPTEMBER 02: Copperopolis firefighters monitor a controlled burn along Highway 89 in the Christmas Valley area near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA – SEPTEMBER 02: A smoky sunset is seen from Lakeside Beach as the Caldor Fire continues to burn near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. Forest Service forestry technician, works on a control burn along Highway 89 in the Christmas Valley area of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Sept. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) KIRKWOOD, CA – SEPTEMBER 02: Towering flames burn at the head of the Caldor Fire along Highway 88 near Caples Lake in Kirkwood, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. – September 02: Nic Johnston, a firefighter from Copperopolis, Calif., works on a control burn along Highway 89 in the Christmas Valley area of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Sept. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) KIRKWOOD, CA – SEPTEMBER 02: Firefighters watch the head of the Caldor Fire burn along Highway 88 as a plume of smoke rises near Caples Lake in Kirkwood, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. More than 20,000 residents were evacuated due to the Caldor Fire. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA – SEPTEMBER 02: Copperopolis firefighter Chris Maness pauses while monitoring a controlled burn along Highway 89 in the Christmas Valley area near South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. Forest Service and other agencies conduct a control burn in the Christmas Valley area of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Sept.
(Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) KIRKWOOD, CA – SEPTEMBER 02: Menlo Park firefighter Alex Perlstein, right, and others watch the head of the Caldor Fire burn along Highway 88 near Caples Lake in Kirkwood, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) KIRKWOOD, CA – SEPTEMBER 02: A large plume of smoke is seen as the head of the Caldor Fire along Highway 88 near Caples Lake in Kirkwood, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. Forest Service forestry technician, works on a controlled burn along Highway 89 in the Christmas Valley area of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Sept. It may be the quietest holiday weekend Lake Tahoe has ever seen. As Labor Day weekend approaches, road closures remain in effect to all but essential personnel. Meanwhile, down at Lakeside Beach on Tahoe’s south shore, an empty swing set was silhouetted in the smoky sunset. Southern California Rabbit fire now smoldering and 45% contained
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