Strong winds expected to add fuel to Caldor Fire
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Strong winds expected to add fuel to Caldor Fire

Luke Harrison
13 September 2021
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Lower Echo Lake, United States. 31st Aug, 2021. Trees explode in flames during the Caldor fire near Lower Echo Lake, California on Monday, August 30, 2021. The city of South Lake Tahoe is under evacuation orders. Photo by Peter DaSilva/UPI Credit: UPI/Ala
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Favourable conditions over the weekend helped firefighters make progress in battling the Caldor Fire’s eastern side, but strong southwest winds are expected to pick up throughout the week, which will make taming the fire more difficult.

The fire, which ignited on 14 August near Omo Ranch in El Dorado County, east of Sacramento, had burned 219,267 acres and was 65% contained as of Sunday evening.

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