Crews quickly contain forest fire on South Shore

Crews extinguish a blaze near the state line on Aug. 30. Photo/USFS

With the afternoon wind picking up on the South Shore on Tuesday afternoon, firefighters made a full assault on a blaze behind Raley’s at the state line.

The fire was reported at 4:17pm Aug. 30.

Crews were able to keep it about one-tenth of an acre.

U.S. Forest Service investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the blaze.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report