Wildfire near Reno, Nevada, prompts emergency declaration as 90,000 urged to flee
Latest update from The Guardian World: ‘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. It stood at a little more than 15,000 acres burned on Monday morning, and was 0% contained. A wildfire threatening neighborhoods around Reno, Nevada, has forced officials to urge tens of thousands of people to evacuate and cancel school for many on Monday – and high winds could make the .
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Latest update from The Guardian World: ‘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. It stood at a little more than 15,000 acres burned on Monday morning, and was 0% contained. A wildfire threatening neighborhoods around Reno, Nevada, has forced officials to urge tens of thousands of people to evacuate and cancel school for many on Monday – and high winds could make the .