The fire has destroyed multiple homes along Highway 50 as more than 15,200 firefighters battle a dozen large fires in California
Thousands of residents have been forced to evacuate the famous tourist town of South Lake Tahoe as the raging Caldor fire draws closer on Monday, prompting chaotic scenes and clogged roads as residents rushed to leave the area.
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