Strong Winds Fan Flames in Lake Tahoe Fire

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Credit: NASAs MODIS Rapid Response
Credit: NASA’s MODIS Rapid Response

A fire raging out of control just southwest of Lake Tahoe is threatening homes and has burned close to 3,100 acres since it was first reported on Sunday, June 24, 2007, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.


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