Caldor Fire moves closer to Lake Tahoe resort town, prompts more evacuations

A California wildfire is inching closer to a popular resort town in Lake Tahoe as fire conditions worsen in the region.

A California wildfire is inching closer to a resort town as fire conditions worsen in the region. The Caldor Fire has now scorched more than 207,931 acres and is just 23% contained as it burns southeast of Lake Tahoe -- raging nearer to the popular ski resort town of South Lake Tahoe. It is now the 15th-largest fire in California history, destroying or damaging at least 780 structures, including nearly 600 homes, according to officials. Over 32,000 structures are still threatened. Overnight, the fire remained "very active" due to poor humidity -- down to 5% in some spots -- according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. But slow growth allowed firefighters to get more containment over the flames.