Placer County will open an emergency shelter for tonight at the Tahoe City Public Utility District office.

The TCPUD office is currently open as a place to warm up and charge phones and will remain open to overnight guests. Parking is available at TCPUD. Service animals will be the only pets the shelter can accommodate.

The shelter will be available from 5 p.m. until Friday morning. If there are no shelter guests after 8 p.m., the shelter is likely to close. The site is expected to return to a warming and charging center in the morning.

The Tahoe City Public Utility District office is located at 221 Fairway Drive in Tahoe City. Shelter coordinators can be reached at 530-412-0323.