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Thick forests, hard terrain complicate Caldor Fire response

Thick vegetation, inaccessible terrain complicate Caldor Fire response

09/01/2021

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Thick forests, hard terrain complicate Caldor Fire response

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Thick vegetation, inaccessible terrain complicate Caldor Fire response

Firefighters in Northern California made more progress Wednesday against the massive Caldor Fire raging near the Lake Tahoe resort area. The flames are now 20 percent contained, after burning more than 204,000 acres since mid-August. Stephanie Sy has the latest.

09/01/2021

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