Hundreds of firefighters work to contain Nevada blaze
Friday, January 20th, 2012 at
3:18 pm
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RENO, Nevada (Reuters) – A wind-driven fire that raged through parched brush near Reno, Nevada, engulfing at least 20 homes and forcing residents and domestic animals to flee by the thousands, was 50 percent contained on Friday morning, officials said. A team of 400 firefighters continued to work on Friday to place out hot spots from the burn that prompted the closure of a major highway, Mark Regan, a spokesman for the Sierra Fire Protection Constituency, told Reuters. The cause of the fire remained under investigation and assessment teams were convening to survey the hurt, he said. …
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