A Croman Sikorsky S-61A helicopter flies over firefighters working on a containment line on the south end of the Caldor Fire west of Grizzly Flats, Calif., on Monday. (Sara Nevis/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

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Firefighters work to keep Caldor Fire from Lake Tahoe

The Caldor Fire has scorched about 184 square miles and destroyed at least 455 homes since breaking out Aug. 14.

• By The Associated Press
• August 24, 2021