Nevada Residents Evacuated as Wildfire Approaches Reno City

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Nevada Residents Evacuated as Wildfire Approaches Reno City
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  1. Tens of thousands of people in the US state of Nevada have been told to evacuate their homes as a wildfire approached the city of Reno.

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    The Guardian US

    Tens of thousands of people in Nevada were urged to evacuate as a fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire bore down on the city of Reno.

    NPR News

    Some 42,000 people in Reno, Nev. have been forced to evacuate, and another 45,000 have been told to prepare to leave, as a fast-growing wildfire spread toward neighborhoods in the northern part of the city on Sunday.

    PBS NewsHour

    Authorities urge thousands to evacuate as fast-moving wildfire threatens Reno, Nevada Authorities urged people to be prepared to stay away for several days, because shifting and strengthening winds were expected to make the fire even more unpredictable.

    Washington Examiner

    RENO, Nevada (AP) — Crews have started to contain a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Reno, Nevada, that destroyed more than 30 homes as it spread perilously close to dense neighborhoods, officials said Monday.

  2. Human-caused wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada, forcing thousands of evacuations The Hawk Fire began Saturday and quickly grew to 20 square miles as it spread across the Peavine Peak area of the Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest, where rugged foothills are ringed by homes and businesses near the California state line.

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    Washington Examiner

    This is the third large wildfire in the rugged terrain north of Reno in the past two weeks — all caused by human activity, according to fire officials. They haven’t said whether the Hawk Fire was intentionally set or accidental. Much of the area that burned was sagebrush and grass.

  3. "This is an active and rapidly evolving situation, and I urge everyone in the affected areas to remain vigilant and follow the direction of local officials," Lombardo said Saturday in a statement posted on social media.

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    BBC News

    "This is an active and rapidly evolving situation and I urge everyone in the affected areas to remain vigilant and follow the direction of local officials," he said.

  4. Six people have been injured, according to local authorities, with windy and unpredictable weather contributing to the fire's spread.

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  1. 01 NBC News

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  2. 02 The Guardian US

    No deaths have been reported, but at least six people have been injured – including three first responders – with several mountaintop houses destroyed, according to local media.

  3. 03 Washington Examiner

    The number of residents under evacuation orders and warnings was reduced to about 63,000, down from more than 90,000 people when the blaze mushroomed over the weekend. While winds have eased, there’s still concern that gusts could push the flames through dry brush into newly developed neighborhoods in Nevada’s largest city outside of metro Las Vegas.

  4. 04 NPR News

    SPOKANE, Wash. — Just weeks after wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes in some of the worst blazes in Washington state history, most evacuees have been allowed to return to the burn zones in and around Spokane.

  5. 05 BBC News

    Of the six injured, three were emergency responders fighting the fire. All Washoe County schools will be closed on Monday, except one, and mass road closures are in place.

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Original Articles (11)

Lean Left Firefighters Finally Gain Upper Hand on Raging Nevada Wildfire — NBC News
Lean Left Ten of thousands evacuated from Nevada wildfire — NBC News
Center News Wrap: Wildfire forces evacuations near Reno — PBS NewsHour
Center Authorities urge thousands to evacuate as fast-moving wildfire threatens Reno, Nevada — PBS NewsHour
Center Human-caused wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada, forcing thousands of evacuations — PBS NewsHour
Lean Left At least six injured in Reno, Nevada, wildfire as 42,000 forced to evacuate — The Guardian US
Lean Right Firefighters make progress against a Nevada wildfire that’s destroyed more than 30 homes — Washington Examiner
Center Spokane wildfire evacuees return home, but it's 'still a hazmat situation' — NPR News
Center Thousands forced to evacuate parts of Reno, Nevada, as new wildfire rages — NPR News
Center Watch: Wildfire seen near Reno as tens of thousands told to evacuate — BBC News
Center Nearly 90,000 told to evacuate as wildfire approaches Reno, Nevada — BBC News