Raging wildfire forces evacuation of major US tourist town

Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate as a huge wildfire loomed over a major US tourist town, filling the air with choking smoke. The Caldor Fire has already torn through more than 700sq km (270 sq miles), razing hundreds of buildings. On Monday, the blaze roared towards South Lake Tahoe, the main resort town in a popular holiday area straddling the California-Nevada border.