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Blaze over 50k acres; Officials confident in holding fire south of Highway 88

mjacobson@tahoedailytribune.com A view Thursday afternoon from the Ridge Tahoe. The basin has mostly escaped wildfire smoke but the Carson Valley is suffering. (Provided / Alertwildfire.org) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. The Tamarack Fire continues to rage but so far it hasn’t crossed a key highway that would provide a greater threat to Lake Tahoe. Officials said the fire has been active due to extremely dry fuels and grew by about 10,000 acres from Wednesday into Thursday. The blaze has grown to 50,129 based on infrared mapping. It’s 4% contained, the first bit of containment since the fire exploded out of control on Friday, July 16.

Northern California's Dixie fire reaches megafire status while Tamarack fire crosses state lines | Top Stories

The Dixie fire burning in Northern California’s Butte and Plumas counties mushroomed to more than 100,000 acres Thursday, becoming the second blaze in the state this year to surpass the megafire milestone. The aggressive fire has now destroyed at least eight structures, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said, and at least 1,500 more are threatened as it continues its slow crawl east toward Lake Almanor. The fire was at 103,910 acres and 17% containment Thursday morning, Cal Fire said. It is the second megafire in the state this year. Days ago, the 105,000-acre Sugar fire in Butte County garnered the designation, for a fire surpassing 100,000 acres.

Tamarack Fire: California wildfire makes 'explosive push' east, burns into Nevada

Tamarack Fire: California wildfire makes explosive push east, burns into Nevada © Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue tamarack fire continues to burn in alpine county, nevada A wildfire that ignited south of Lake Tahoe made an explosive push eastward this week after spreading into Nevada, officials say. The Tamarack Fire, which was started by lightning, had charred an estimated 50,129 acres as of Thursday with 4% containment, according to the U.S Forest Service. The fire has destroyed at least 10 buildings and forced an estimated 800 people to evacuate. Sign up for our Newsletters On Tuesday night it crossed the state line and burned into Douglas County in Nevada, officials say. Blowing embers from flames ignited a new spot fire Thursday afternoon that jumped the highway north of Topaz Lake on the California-Nevada line, prompting a new evacuation order at Topaz Lake Estates and neighboring areas.

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Northern California's Dixie fire reaches megafire status while Tamarack fire crosses state lines