Bridgeport fire sends smoke toward Tahoe-Carson-Reno

Smoke from a fire near Bridgeport is filtering into the Lake Tahoe Basin and into Northern Nevada.

The fire along Highway 395 started Sunday about noon.

More than 1,200 acres have burned.

Firefighters had to evacuate the Buckeye Campground Sunday night. Some roads in the area have bee closed.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report