Firefighters arrive at the scene as flames from the Caldor fire push into South Lake Tahoe, California on August 30, 2021. - At least 650 structures have burned and thousands more are threatened ...

Thick smoke from the Caldor Fire enveloped the city of South Lake Tahoe, which was all but deserted during a summer week usually bustling with tourists.

The Caldor fire burns homes along a ridge on Aug. 30, near South Lake Tahoe. The fire advanced toward South Lake Tahoe and a red flag warning was issued as high winds began to kick up.

Barton Hospital is now closed, including its emergency department, after the Caldor Fire prompted mandatory evacuation orders in most of South Lake Tahoe on Monday morning.

The Caldor fire is now the second-largest fire actively burning in California, a state that sets new records for wildfires each year.

A U.S. Forest Service live camera shows Caldor Fire flames at the Sierra-at-Tahoe ski resort while South Lake Tahoe is under evacuation warnings.

Air quality around South Lake Tahoe is deteriorating as the Caldor Fire is moving closer - leaving residents and tourists bracing to evacuate.

Fire crews get prepared to respond the Caldor Fire as it moves closer to South Lake Tahoe, Calif., on Aug. 30, 2021.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The Caldor fire has triggered mass evacuations in two states, torched hundreds of homes, made the air hazardous to breathe and spurred President Biden to issue an ...

The Caldor fire is moving toward Nevada, prompting evacuations, while firefighters in the South Lake Tahoe area try to "herd" flames away from homes and structures.

South Lake Tahoe turned into a mass evacuation zone on Monday as the raging Caldor Fire forced residents to flee and authorities to issue orders for almost the entire area to get out fast.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — A nightmare scenario that firefighters have worried about for years — a massive wildfire spreading uncontrollably into the forests around Lake Tahoe — drew closer to ...