1 person hurt, 2 dogs die in structure fire

Flames shoot from a duplex in South Lake Tahoe on June 9. Photo/SLTFD

Updated 6:25pm:

Just before 7 Friday morning firefighters arrived at a house on Paloma Street in South Lake Tahoe that was fully engulfed in flames.

A woman living in the duplex was taken to Barton Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation. Two dogs at the residence died in the fire.

The cause of the June 9 blaze is believed to have been smoking materials in bed.

Damage is estimated at $150,000; with the front unit severely damaged, and the back unit sustaining extensive damage as well.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report