1 frozen, 26 homes destroyed clothed in Nevada fire
The inferno in progress shortly behind noon Thursday, and vis-a-vis 2,000 population remained under evacuation guidelines in the dead of night Thursday, Reno Fire Chief Michael Hernandez assumed. Three nearby schools are blocked Friday.With a top 56 days lacking precipitation wearing the Reno area, pardon? began to the same extent a unimportant brushfire quickly became an inferno driven by 80-mph winds, fueled by a bone-dry landscape. Flames may well stay seen ten miles away. 11 Photos10,000 evacuate Reno wildfireView the inclusive Gallery »The rage gobbled up homes, choked the air with thick, black smoke, and close for the day down Highway 395 next visibility dropped to zilch. Fire crews came from across northern Nevada and California to help contain the glow.