Firefighters trying to stop fast-moving Nevada wildfire from spreading to Reno

There is concern that shifting winds could push the flames into newly developed and densely packed neighbourhoods on the edge of the city.

A fast-moving wildfire heading towards Reno, Nevada has officials urging tens of thousands of people to evacuate from their homes.

Some 42,000 residents have been ordered evacuated as the “GO NOW” zone expanded, reaching the edge of the University of Nevada.

The Hawk fire has burned more than 15,000 acres since it began on Saturday in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada near Reno.

Firefighters are trying to stop a fast-moving Nevada wildfire from spreading to homes in Reno  Toronto Star

A wildfire that exploded in size in Reno, Nevada, over the weekend has forced authorities to urge more than 90,000 residents to leave their neighborhoods

A wildfire that exploded in size in Reno, Nevada, over the weekend has forced authorities to urge more than 90,000 residents to leave their neighborhoods

Firefighters are trying to stop a fast-moving Nevada wildfire from spreading to homes in Reno  AP News

‘Human-caused’, wind-driven fire in Reno leaves thousands of homes and businesses without power, officials say About 90,000 residents of Reno, Nevada, and the adjacent North Valley are under evacuation orders as a fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire bears down on the city. The Hawk fire began on Saturday to the north-wes

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.

90K urged to flee from raging wildfire near Reno  CNN

Tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate from an area close to Reno, Nevada, as a large wildfire reached the outskirts of the city.

A fast-moving wildfire that jumped over fire trucks and made it difficult for crews to reach hot spots destroyed homes in northwest Reno, Nevada, on Sunday. Shifting winds challenged firefighters trying to bring it under control, and authorities urged some 90,000 people to evacuate.

The fire has burned around 10,500 acres and is completely uncontained, officials say.

A wind-driven wildfire has forced roughly 42,000 people to evacuate and destroyed homes as fire crews continue to battle extreme conditions.

Officials say the fire, which has now burned more than 15,000 acres and is zero percent contained, was human caused. Nearly 90,000 people have been told to evacuate or prepare to leave.

A fast-moving wildfire has destroyed a number of homes in northwest Reno, Nevada, as authorities urged some 90,000 people to evacuate.

Thousands of people have been evacuated in Reno, Nevada, as a fast-moving wildfire closed in on the city on Sunday. The so-called Hawk Fire has grown to 13,000 acres and threatened hundreds of homes. At least 200 new fires also erupted nationwide this weekend. Jonathan Vigliotti tracks it all, and Bill Kelly has the fo

The Hawk fire has burned over 10,000 acres near Reno, Nevada, forcing 14,000 homes to evacuate.

The fast-growing Hawk Fire was spreading toward neighborhoods in northwest Reno early Sunday, growing to more than 10,500 acres (42 sq. km.) Nearly 14,000 homes were ordered evacuated, and the “GO NOW” zone reached the edge of the University of Nevada campus.

Wildfire Forces Thousands To Evacuate As It Approaches Reno, Nevada  HuffPost

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