Hawk Fire Reaches Reno's Edge, 90,000 Urged to Flee
- On Sunday, a human-caused wildfire in northwest Reno, Nevada, prompted authorities to urge around 90,000 residents to evacuate, with officials reporting six injuries and multiple structures destroyed.
- The Hawk Fire started Saturday off Hawk Meadow Trail, quickly expanding to 20 square miles amid extreme red flag conditions, with Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam describing the fire's speed as extraordinary.
- Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency, mobilizing the Nevada National Guard to support 800 fire personnel; approximately 42,000 residents are under mandatory evacuation orders.
- Nearly 10,000 customers in Washoe County remained without power on Sunday, while officials opened the Reno-Sparks Convention Center to accommodate displaced residents.
- Officials urged residents to follow "GO NOW" evacuation orders as Richard Edwards, chief of Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, warned that shifting winds are expected to make the blaze unpredictable.
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The "Hawk Fire" fires in the U.S. state of Nevada have reached the first residential districts of the city of Reno. Authorities call on tens of thousands of people to leave their homes.
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The disaster, which spread rapidly after the start of Saturday, led the governor of Nevada, Joe Lombardo, to declare a state of emergency. Until this afternoon, the fire had reached more than 5,000 hectares.
Wildfires in Nevada, USA, are spreading rapidly, having already burned approximately 53 square kilometers. The fires have now approached residential areas, destroying some homes and forcing the evacuation of more than 42,000 people.
Hawk Fire near Reno forces 42,000 to evacuate as wildfire rapidly spreads in US' Nevada
A fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire near Reno, Nevada, has forced about 42,000 people to evacuate, while another 45,000 have been urged to prepare to leave. The Hawk Fire has burned 15,040 acres, destroyed some homes and injured six people. Officials declared a state of emergency as the blaze threatened residential areas.
Fast-moving wildfire threatens Reno as tens of thousands ordered to flee
LOS ANGELES, Aug 24 — Officials in Nevada in the western United States urged people to evacuate their homes Sunday as a fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire bore down on the city of Reno.Some 42,000 people have evacuated their homes and another 45,000 have been told to get ready leave, Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve told CNN.The one-day-old Hawk Fire had grown to 15,040 acres (6,087 hectares) by yesterday afternoon and was burning five miles (8 km) nor…
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