Hawk Fire Reaches Reno's Edge, 90,000 Urged to Flee
Authorities said the blaze was human-caused and uncontained as nearly 400 firefighters and state and federal crews battled the flames.
- 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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berlingske.dkStrong winds and high temperatures have fueled wildfires in the United States. Authorities have gone into emergency mode.
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.
A wildfire is spreading northwest of Reno, Nevada. Authorities have urged 90,000 people to leave the affected area. Nearly 800 firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze.
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The fire, which declared itself on Saturday, had already ravaged 6,087 hectares on Sunday afternoon and was burning 8 kilometres north-west of Reno, an agglomeration of more than 280,000 inhabitants.
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.
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