Fast-moving Hawk wildfire is about 27% contained in Reno, Nevada, officials say

Latest update from The Guardian World: Tens of thousands are still under evacuation orders or warnings amid ‘human-caused’, wind-driven blaze The Hawk fire is about 27% contained, authorities said on Monday afternoon, two days after the fast-moving , wind-driven wildfire sparked near Reno, Nevada. Tens of thousands are still under evacuation orders or warnings amid ‘human-caused’, wind-driven blaze The Hawk fire is about 27% contained, authorities said on Monday afternoon, two days after the fast-moving , wind-driven wildfire sparked near Reno, Nevada . Authorities added that 23,000 people are under a “go-now” order and 40,000 people are under a “get-set” warning, an improvement from the 90,000 Nevadans under evacuation orders or warnings on Monday morning. More than 900 personnel are currently assigned to the fire, said Richard Edwards, the chief of Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, who added that first responders had identified 32 destroyed and six damaged homes. “We expect those numbers to increase as damage assessment teams are still out in the field,” he said. He added that canine search teams will clear the area, but officials have not yet identified any fatalities. Authorities said they have identified four civilian and three firefighter injuries to date.

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