Firefighter killed while battling blaze near Lake Tahoe
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reporting from VALLEJO, Calif. — The U.S. Forest Service said one of its firefighters was killed Saturday evening in the Lake Tahoe area after he was struck by a tree while battling a wildfire.
The agency said in a news release that the firefighter was hit about 5:30 p.m. while working in a remote area between the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and Eldorado National Forest. The release did not identify him or provide an age.
The Forest Service said a second male firefighter who was also injured in the incident has been treated and released from a hospital.
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