Crews report progress in Las Vegas, Reno-area mountain fires

  • Source: Las Vegas Sun
  • Published: 07/01/2020 05:19 PM

Fire officials reported progress Wednesday fighting separate wildfires in the mountains near Las Vegas and on the edge of Reno, where a home was destroyed and hundreds of evacuations were ordered last weekend. The number of firefighters battling a more than 4-square-mile (10.4-square-kilometer) fire on Mount Charleston in southern Nevada grew to 420, incident spokesman Brandon Hampton said, and containment was estimated at 10%. No injuries were reported and no structures were damaged in Lee and Kyle canyon hamlets home to several hundred residents and weekend visitors. The fire started Sunday near a campground, and officials said the fire was caused by humans. They have not disclosed an exact cause. In northern Nevada, containment was reported at 95% at the fire that had threatened neighborhoods on Peavine Mountain.



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