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The Hawk fire has burned over 15,000 acres and is encroaching on the northern part of the city. About 42,000 people are under formal evacuation orders and thousands more have been urged to flee. A wildfire burning in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and moving toward Reno, Nev., has forced thousands of evacuations, shuttered two hospitals and prompted emergency declarations from state officials. The blaze, known as the Hawk fire, has grown to more than 15,000 acres since Saturday without any containment and has encroached on the outskirts of Reno, a city of almost 300,000 people near the California border. At a news briefing late Sunday morning, local officials suggested that around 90,000 people in the vicinity of the raging flames should evacuate.
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All of the properties are northwest of downtown, according to Washoe County. He cautioned on social media on Sunday that it was βstill a rapidly evolving situation.β Six people, including three firefighters, have been injured, officials said.
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The Hawk fire has burned over 15,000 acres and is encroaching on the northern part of the city. About 42,000 people are under formal evacuation orders and thousands more have been urged to flee. A wildfire burning in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and moving toward Reno, Nev., has forced thousands of evacuations, shuttered two hospitals and prompted emergency declarations from state officials. The blaze, known as the Hawk fire, has grown to more than 15,000 acres since Saturday without any containment and has encroached on the outskirts of Reno, a city of almost 300,000 people near the California border. At a news briefing late Sunday morning, local officials suggested that around 90,000 people in the vicinity of the raging flames should evacuate.
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