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August 30, 2021

Evacuations Ordered as Caldor Fire Threatens Lake Tahoe Basin
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California officials have ordered evacuations for parts of Lake Tahoe
Basin, after gusty dry winds pushed the Caldor Fire toward heavily
populated areas overnight. The Caldor Fire has burned about 170,000
acres. It's just one of several major wildfires raging in California,
which is on pace to top 2020's record-shattering fire season.


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