‘Monster of a fire’

Signs such as this one are beginning to appear around the Lake Tahoe area.  (Mark Boster / LAT)

Jody Marvel, a firefighter brought in from Reno to help control the Angora fire, mops up some hotspots at a house that burned on Lake Tahoe Boulevard.  (Mark Boster / LAT)

South Lake Tahoe Fire Department Division Chief Russ Dow, left, helps friend Kathy Lilygren sift through the ashes of her house.  (Brian Vander Brug / LAT)

Residents run for safety as the Angora fire approaches homes in South Lake Tahoe Tuesday afternoon.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Lidia Zuniga, left, runs with her posessions as she evacuates her South Lake Tahoe home Tuesday afternoon. The Angora fire jumped a perimeter, forcing a new round of evacuations, officials said.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Jean and Jim Collins and their dog Lexi were among a group of evacuees who were allowed back home.  (Mark Boster / LAT)

Law enforcement officials and firefighters gather along Route 89 to plan evacuations as the Angora fire threatens South Lake Tahoe homes Tuesday afternoon.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

A firefighter takes a break after working to control the fire near homes next to South Lake Tahoe High School Tuesday afternoon.  (Robert Durell / LAT)

Longtime Tahoe resident Sue Abrams shouts during a town hall meeting Monday night, where residents decried delays in clearing trees and brush.  (Mark Boster / LAT)

Jimi Lasquete, executive chef for a South Lake Tahoe restaurant, uses a bucket to wet down the roof of his business after the Angora fire flared up Tuesday afternoon.  (Brian Vander Brug / LAT)

A burned car is another victim of the Angora fire. The blaze was about 40% contained by 6.pm. Monday.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Firefighters work to save homes in the area of Meyers, near South Lake Tahoe Sunday afternoon.  (Cathleen Allison / Nevada Appeal)