California state police arrests the father-son duo responsible for raging the massive Caldor wildfire back in October that destroyed many homes and forced people to flee. However, the duo claims that it was an accident.

California state police arrests father-son duo for raging massive Caldor wildfire back in October

One grew to a size larger than Rhode Island and levelled a Gold Rush-era town. Another swelled to a quarter of a million acres as it came within a few miles of Lake Tahoe.

Inside the massive and costly fight to contain a megafire

Bears in the area took it upon themselves to patrol the mostly unoccupied area after the Caldor fire drove 22,000 inhabitants of South Lake Tahoe, California, to leave.

Caldor fire: As residents flee, bears move in on South Lake Tahoe

Thousands of residents and tourists in communities near popular US tourist spot Lake Tahoe have fled as the Caldor fire roared closer. Pushed by strong winds, the Caldor Fire crossed two major highways and burned mountain cabins as it swept down slopes into the Tahoe Basin.

Raging California wildfire forces mass evacuation from Lake Tahoe

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California state police arrests father-son duo for raging massive Caldor wildfire back in October

Inside the massive and costly fight to contain a megafire

Caldor fire: As residents flee, bears move in on South Lake Tahoe

Raging California wildfire forces mass evacuation from Lake Tahoe