Nevada wildfire forces tens of thousands to evacuate as blaze threatens city of Reno

Tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes as a wind-driven wildfire threatened the city of Reno, Nevada. According to France 24, about 24,000 people remained under evacuation orders, while tens of thousands more were on alert. The fire, known as the Hawk Fire, had scorched over 6,070 hectares on the outskirts of Reno, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.

The blaze, which erupted on Saturday, had destroyed dozens of houses and forced people to flee their homes. Free Malaysia Today reported that at least 32 homes had gone up in flames, with a half dozen more damaged. Four civilians and three emergency personnel suffered minor burns in the initial hours of the blaze. Fire crews had managed to carve containment lines around 27% of the fire by Monday.

No fatalities have been reported. The fire was still burning, blanketing the city in smoke and closing schools. The cause of the fire and further details on the damage were not provided in the reports.

Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, Free Malaysia Today, CBS News, PBS NewsHour — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.