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

The Dixie Fire, named after the road where the blaze ignited, was fueled by bone-dry vegetation and fanned by strong winds.

Dixie Wildfire, largest single blaze in California history

The monstrous Dixie Fire in northern California has grown to become the second-largest wildfire in state history, authorities said Sunday, with three people reported missing and thousands fleeing the advancing flames.

California Dixie wildfire now second-worst in state history