1 person hurt, 2 dogs die in structure fire
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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