Evacuation orders for city of South Lake Tahoe downgraded to warnings
Evacuation orders for the City of South Lake Tahoe were downgraded to warnings, allowing for residents to begin returning to the area, officials announced Sunday.
The orders were changed to warnings at 3 p.m., and the city's 22,000 residents can now return to their homes. With evacuation warnings, there is still a risk of needing to evacuate in case fire activity flares up. However, Cal Fire in its latest update said crews have been focusing on mopping up around structures, saying they have had "a very productive day" making progress in subduing the flames.
Video by KCRA 3 taken around 1 p.m. showed California Highway Patrol officers taking down roadblocks on Highway 50 at Stateline. National Guard service members who assisted with the Caldor Fire have packed up and left the area.
Cal Fire operations section chief Tim Ernst said there no major runs Saturday on both the eastern and western zones of the fire, which is California's 15th largest wildfire.
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