Officials: No oil leaks into Lake Tahoe from boat fire

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Officials: No oil leaks into Lake Tahoe from boat fire


























RENO — Firefighters protected Lake Tahoe’s famously clear water as they quickly snuffed out flames shooting from a docked tourist cruise boat, preventing any fuel or oil leaks, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday. The 144-foot Tahoe Queen had 800 gallons of diesel fuel and 100 gallons of hydraulic oil on board when the fire broke out about 8 a.m. Tuesday. None made it into the mountain lake’s azure waters, said Lt. Jake Aulner, chief of the Coast Guard’s domestic vessel inspection branch for its San Francisco sector. The popular paddle wheeler can hold up to 300 passengers but it’s  …
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