‘Monster of a fire’
![Firefighters put out hot spots in South Lake Tahoe Wednesday afternoon. California officials estimated the fire had caused $150 million in damage and forced 2,000 people from their homes.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/952693d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/288x433+0+0/resize/288x433!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff4%2F53%2F95f62a177e03042d67a8d980700b%2Fla-63tahoefire27-jkblu6nc.jpg)
Firefighters put out hot spots in South Lake Tahoe Wednesday afternoon. California officials estimated the fire had caused $150 million in damage and forced 2,000 people from their homes. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
![Tahoe Fire](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ce4b3e2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x308+0+0/resize/500x308!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F64%2Fa4%2F09a169e6dbac080efaff99427986%2Fla-me-10tahoefire27-jkb8b6nc.jpg)
Signs such as this one are beginning to appear around the Lake Tahoe area. (Mark Boster / LAT)
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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)
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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)
![Lake Tahoe Fire Evacuations](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/1cb5ac7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x357+0+0/resize/500x357!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff2%2F6d%2Ff86150f18fe1d9a3ecfd95d47e65%2Fla-13tahoefire26-jk9qvanc.jpg)
Residents run for safety as the Angora fire approaches homes in South Lake Tahoe Tuesday afternoon. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
![Lake Tahoe Evacuations](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0645d26/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x342+0+0/resize/500x342!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fef%2Fcc%2F5bc75d316803acdf9daa535cc4f4%2Fla-14tahoefire26-jk9r8gnc.jpg)
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)
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Jean and Jim Collins and their dog Lexi were among a group of evacuees who were allowed back home. (Mark Boster / LAT)
![Planning evacuations](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/823efb7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/500x320+0+0/resize/500x320!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F26%2F62%2Fcd1fab97319bcc04eccd02a08f39%2Fla-18tahoefire26-jk9rb6nc.jpg)
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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Firefighters work to save homes in the area of Meyers, near South Lake Tahoe Sunday afternoon. (Cathleen Allison / Nevada Appeal)