Strong Winds Fan Flames in Lake Tahoe Fire 06 . 27 . 07 A fire raging out of control just southwest of Lake Tahoe is threatening homes and has burned close to 3 , 100 acres since it was first reported on Sunday , June 24 , 2007 , according to the National Interagency Fire Center . This image from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer ( MODIS ) on NASA ’ s Aqua satellite shows the Angora Fire on June 26 , 2007 . The active fire area is outlined in red . According to news reports , the Angora Lakes Resort and hundreds of homes in the towns of Meyers and South Lake Tahoe , CA , have been evacuated . The fire has already destroyed over 275 homes and other structures and at least 1 , 000 remain in its path . Two injuries have been attributed to the blaze . High winds have been detrimental to efforts to control the blaze . When the fire first broke out on June 24 , wind gusts of up to 30 mph helped spread the fire from 700 acres to 2 , 000 in the space of three hours . Then on June 26 , just after firefighters had begun to tame the blaze , gusting winds caused it to jump across a fire line and threaten additional buildings , according to fire officials . The National Weather Service is predicting more wind for the next few days , with gusts as high as 35 miles per hour . As of June 27 , 2007 , 44 percent of the fire had been contained . Fire officials hope for full containment by Sunday , July 1 . Forest Service officials believe the blaze was ignited by human activity , but are not sure if it was set intentionally . Credit : NASA ’ s MODIS Rapid Response Related Link : + Higher resolution image