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Avalanche buries 2 stories of Olympic Valley apartment building

An apartment building in Olympic Valley was struck by an avalanche and had to be evacuated Tuesday night, authorities say.

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Avalanche Buries Tahoe Apartment Building, Several Areas Evacuated Over Avalanche Risk

The first two floors of this three-story apartment building near Palisades Tahoe were completely engulfed by an avalanche Tuesday night, and while everyone inside was rescued, avalanche orders remain in effect in parts of the Lake Tahoe area.

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Avalanche slams into Tahoe apartment building as storm batters Sierra

Two stories of a Tahoe-area apartment complex were "engulfed" with snow when an avalanche struck the building Tuesday night.

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