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  • DISASTER TOURISTS: Like most human tragedies, Tahoe fire is irresistible to spectators

    06/29/2007 11:28:19 AM PDT · by SmithL · 4 replies · 411+ views
    San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 6/29/7 | Kelly Zito, Kantele Franko
    South Lake Tahoe -- Along with wind shifts, floating embers and evacuation orders, homeowners and firefighters in the Angora Fire in South Lake Tahoe must deal with another unpredictable factor -- the gawkers. Onlookers drawn by the spectacle of the fire and firefighters' dramatic efforts have at times fought with Tahoe residents and blocked traffic in attempts to wander close to fire zones. Fire authorities say they often have to deal with such lookie-loos, and they warn that people need to stay away from fire areas. "They're the disaster tourists," said Rex Norman, spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service. "They're...