Fire crews battled the Caldor Fire in mostly-deserted Lake Tahoe, California, on Wednesday as gusty winds and bone-dry conditions complicated their efforts to slow the spread of the raging wildfire.<br /><br />About 50,000 residents and tourists were forced to flee the area near the popular resort destination, where homes and businesses faced destruction as the blaze closed in.<br /><br />Winds were pushing the fire toward a ski resort, where crews were using its snow-making machines to coat the terrain with water.<br /><br />-Reuters -
