SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – The U.S. Forest Service is investigating the cause of a fire that started off State Route 89 near South Lake Tahoe on Sunday afternoon.

The Tallac Fire was reported around 1:30 p.m. near the Mt. Tallac Trailhead, sparking a response from U.S. Forest Service firefighters, the CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit, Lake Valley Fire Protection District, and South Lake Tahoe Fire Rescue.

Firefighters worked quickly to complete hand and hose lines around the fire.

Units stopped the wildfire’s forward progress, keeping it at approximately a quarter of an acre.