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Weather heats up as California fire inches toward Lake Tahoe

By Associated Press
Published: August 29, 2021, 12:06pm
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As the Caldor Fire approaches, Patty Kingsbury carries a teddy bear while evacuating from her South Lake Tahoe, Calif., home on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021.
As the Caldor Fire approaches, Patty Kingsbury carries a teddy bear while evacuating from her South Lake Tahoe, Calif., home on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) Photo Gallery

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Spiking temperatures and increasing winds on Sunday added to the challenges faced by firefighters battling blazes across Northern California, including one that continued its march toward the Lake Tahoe resort region.

“It is going to be the hottest day so far since the fire began, and unfortunately, probably the driest,” said Isaac Lake, a spokesman for the two-week-old Caldor Fire.

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