Vehicle fire on Tallac Avenue under control
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – After reports of explosions and fire on Tallac Avenue, South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue (SLTFR) responded to a vehicle fire at 4:00 p.m. The fire was quickly put out, but a nearby house’s fence and trees suffered property damage.
The vehicle, which was parked adjacent to a fence and under a pine tree, ignited around 4:00 p.m. with flames leaping from the vehicle into the branches and charring the fence. The noise during its ignition caused reports of explosions and fire from neighbors.
SLTFR responded with Engine 1 and 3 and Battalion 3, and due to the property damage, upgraded the situation from a vehicle fire to a structural fire. According to dispatch, the flame was extinguished by 4:07 p.m.
While the cause is still being investigated, the car was not a hybrid or electric vehicle, eliminating at least some of the possibilities. The owner of the vehicle was not present at the time the Tribune was on the scene.
Eli Ramos is a reporter for Tahoe Daily Tribune. They are part of the 2024–26 cohort of California Local News Fellows through UC Berkeley.
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