Hospital patients are being evacuated as the rapidly growing Caldor Fire edges closer to California’s Lake Tahoe region

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/30/weather/western-wildfires-monday/index.html

ByJoe SuttonandHollie Silverman, CNN

Updated 1:30 PM ET, Mon August 30, 2021

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    (CNN)The ragingCaldor Firein Northern Californiaprompted evacuation ordersand warnings in the Lake Tahoe Basin Sunday night after fire conditions resulted in rapid spread, causing at least one hospital to transfer all of its patients out amid the flames.All patients were being evacuated fromBarton Memorial Hospitalin South Lake Tahoe.”Patients will be transferred to regional partner facilities & patients’ families will be notified,” the hospital said in atweetSunday night. “Barton’s Emergency Department remains open for emergent health needs only.”

      Five people have been injured in the fire that has destroyed more than 650 structures and damaged nearly 40 more since it began August 14, Cal Fire said.

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