{
  "id": 3173086,
  "title": "Nevada wildfire forces tens of thousands to evacuate as blaze threatens city of Reno",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/nevada-wildfire-forces-tens-of-thousands-to-evacuate-as-blaze",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T02:45:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260825-nevada-wildfire-reno-evacuations"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nNo 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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "News Wrap: Wildfire forces evacuations near Reno",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/news-wrap-wildfire-forces-evacuations-near-reno",
        "published": "2026-08-24T22:40:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}