This is the dramatic footage inside the Caldor fire growing by the minute in Somerset, California on August 25.

The fire's impact has lasted weeks: a local highway's safety has been compromised with unstable trees lining the roadway's edge. Even after the flames are out, work to assess and remove trees that pose a threat to drivers on that heavily traveled roadway will take time.

The Caldor Fire burns near Grizzly Flat Road in Somerset. A fire engine is stationed at a home off Grizzly Flat Road near Kendra Way.The Caldor Fire also burns along Hwy 50 adjacent to the South Fork of the American River near Kyburz.The impact of the Caldor Fire could be felt for weeks on Highway 50. The fire has compromised the highway's safety with unstable trees lining the roadway's edge. Even after the flames are out, work to assess and remove trees that pose a threat to drivers on that heavily traveled roadway will take time.

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