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Firefighters today made progress against a major wildfire near South Lake Tahoe, allowing health officials this afternoon to lift a recommendation that outdoor events be canceled and some nonessential businesses be shut down.

But even as skies cleared and the fire was declared 55% contained, El Dorado Country maintained its smoke advisory for a fourth day, noting that conditions could change. And with strong winds predicted in Northern California later today, firefighters remained cautious about the blaze, which has destroyed 229 homes and routed 3,500 people.

For a recorded update on the smoke advisory, call (530) 621-6140.

Some roads and campgrounds remained closed. California Highway 89 was shut from its junction with U.S. Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe to Emerald Bay, Caltrans said today on its website.

Because of road closures, Emerald Bay State Park, south of Tahoe City, was closed. Campers were moved to the D.L. Bliss and Sugar Pine Point campgrounds, which remained open.

Emerald Bay campers who cancel their reservations by calling ReserveAmerica at (800) 695-2269, will get full refunds, said Sheryl Watson, a spokeswoman for California State Parks. For more information, visit www.parks.ca.gov and search parks under the keyword "Tahoe."

On national lands, in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Fallen Leaf campground on Fallen Leaf Lake, south of Lake Tahoe, was evacuated, said Todd Chaponot, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service.

On the lake's west end, Camp Richardson was evacuated, he added.

For updates, visit the interagency website, www.inciweb.org/forest/17 (Angora Wildland Fire), or call (530) 543-2600 and choose No. 6 on the recorded menu.

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