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Firefighters battling a ferocious wildfire in the Lake Tahoe Basin are facing critical hours as they work to prevent the flames from reaching a resort city at the southern tip of the lake.

Crews gained ground on the behemoth blaze raging on the California-Nevada border, officials said Wednesday, despite dry gusty conditions and difficult terrain.

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