Firefighter Burned, 25 Homes Damaged By Fire In Reno :
A cloud of white-gray smoke settled on the high-end homes and grazing horses in Reno advanced Friday as firefighters from across Nevada was close to tame a sudden wildfire that sent 16 people in hospitals and destroyed or damaged 25 houses.
The fire was also an unexplained fire burns in the first degree, second and was blamed for killing a man of 74 who had a heart attack while trying to flee, but authorities said the worst was probably more than the snowflakes and falling temperatures pushing Stoked hope that bursts from the shadows and the remaining ashes subside.
Reno Fire Chief Mike Hernandez said firefighters had largely contained blaze, which sent nearly 10,000 people from their homes at night and sent flames licking the edges of mountain roads in the region.
"We are truly a retreat, and going beyond the areas that are burned, and fire hot spots," said Hernandez.
The cause of the fire was not known, but a downed power line or in homeless camps in the region could be to blame, Hernandez said. He said the region is also a popular area for teenagers who allegedly set fire to keep warm.At least 400 firefighters from as far as 260 miles away crowded Reno early Friday, several fires roaring away from the Sierra Nevada foothills of northwestern Nevada, and spread to the valley floor. The flames reached 50 feet high and the wind-driven embers up to a kilometer.
The police went from house to house, knocking on doors and invite residents to evacuate in the dark of night.
Hernandez said residents ran from their homes in their pajamas, frantically trying to grab as many activities as possible. An elderly man dressed in his underwear ended with a blanket wrapped around the body.
"These people are in shock and hang you," said Governor Brian Sandoval.
Dick Hecht said that when he escaped from his house with his wife, "was all over the mountain of fire", and it was so windy I could hardly bear.
"It 'was so smoky you could hardly see," says Hecht.
A couple has been trying to get home before dawn, but were repulsed with heavy winds and flames erupting. While flying down the mountain roads, the fire burned less than 40 feet from the car.
Gust up to 60 km / h to land the helicopter fire and it was difficult for firefighters to approach Caughlin Ranch subdivision boundaries of rich wooded hills of pine trees where the fire probably started after 0:30
The strong winds combined with dry land in the area helped the fire spread from 400 acres to 2000, more than 3 square miles. Firefighters said their efforts saved 4,000 homes, but the disaster would likely cost millions of dollars.
The gusts were comparable to the Santa Ana winds that often aggravate the fire and spread in the hills around Los Angeles, officials said."The wind is terrible," said Reno spokesperson Michele Anderson. "We just looked at almost half to go over the highway."
More than 150 people had filled two shelters set up by area high school in mid-morning.
John and Maggie Givlin was watching television between the Reno High School, scan, view more information about the house they left behind were safe. They were already preparing to flee when the police knocked on their door around 1:30
"I smelled smoke and got out of bed, and electricity was out," said John Givlin, a retired civil engineer who has lived there about eight years. "I looked out the window and I saw shining on the hill in front of us. "
He and his wife made their way out of their house with a flashlight. Flames rolling out in all directions.
More than 4,000 customers lost power Energie SA, such as electric poles and his son were burned and overturned, said spokeswoman Faye Andersen. Public service workers were not allowed to enter the fire area.
About 100 members of the Nevada National Guard helped local police to check the houses and keep people in the area evacuated.
"The next 24 hours, with all power lines down and everything else, it is still a field very, very dangerous," Mayor Bob Reno said Cashel.
Evacuees can go home at noon on Saturday, Cashell said. A number of local hotels and casinos have also been reduced offering rooms to displaced residents.
At least 90 schools were closed for the day to clear roads for traffic school and make way for emergency workers.
The U.S. Postal Service has suspended the delivery area for the day, and the state high school Athletic Association football playoffs went on Friday night to Monday.
Most of the 16 people who went to hospitals were treated for smoke inhalation. Health officials urged residents to stay indoors and reduce physical activity, prevents the dust and smoke can cause health problems for people in affected areas and areas downwind.
A cloud of white-gray smoke settled on the high-end homes and grazing horses in Reno advanced Friday as firefighters from across Nevada was close to tame a sudden wildfire that sent 16 people in hospitals and destroyed or damaged 25 houses.
The fire was also an unexplained fire burns in the first degree, second and was blamed for killing a man of 74 who had a heart attack while trying to flee, but authorities said the worst was probably more than the snowflakes and falling temperatures pushing Stoked hope that bursts from the shadows and the remaining ashes subside.
Reno Fire Chief Mike Hernandez said firefighters had largely contained blaze, which sent nearly 10,000 people from their homes at night and sent flames licking the edges of mountain roads in the region.
"We are truly a retreat, and going beyond the areas that are burned, and fire hot spots," said Hernandez.
The cause of the fire was not known, but a downed power line or in homeless camps in the region could be to blame, Hernandez said. He said the region is also a popular area for teenagers who allegedly set fire to keep warm.At least 400 firefighters from as far as 260 miles away crowded Reno early Friday, several fires roaring away from the Sierra Nevada foothills of northwestern Nevada, and spread to the valley floor. The flames reached 50 feet high and the wind-driven embers up to a kilometer.
The police went from house to house, knocking on doors and invite residents to evacuate in the dark of night.
Hernandez said residents ran from their homes in their pajamas, frantically trying to grab as many activities as possible. An elderly man dressed in his underwear ended with a blanket wrapped around the body.
"These people are in shock and hang you," said Governor Brian Sandoval.
Dick Hecht said that when he escaped from his house with his wife, "was all over the mountain of fire", and it was so windy I could hardly bear.
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A couple has been trying to get home before dawn, but were repulsed with heavy winds and flames erupting. While flying down the mountain roads, the fire burned less than 40 feet from the car.
Gust up to 60 km / h to land the helicopter fire and it was difficult for firefighters to approach Caughlin Ranch subdivision boundaries of rich wooded hills of pine trees where the fire probably started after 0:30
The strong winds combined with dry land in the area helped the fire spread from 400 acres to 2000, more than 3 square miles. Firefighters said their efforts saved 4,000 homes, but the disaster would likely cost millions of dollars.
The gusts were comparable to the Santa Ana winds that often aggravate the fire and spread in the hills around Los Angeles, officials said."The wind is terrible," said Reno spokesperson Michele Anderson. "We just looked at almost half to go over the highway."
More than 150 people had filled two shelters set up by area high school in mid-morning.
John and Maggie Givlin was watching television between the Reno High School, scan, view more information about the house they left behind were safe. They were already preparing to flee when the police knocked on their door around 1:30
"I smelled smoke and got out of bed, and electricity was out," said John Givlin, a retired civil engineer who has lived there about eight years. "I looked out the window and I saw shining on the hill in front of us. "
He and his wife made their way out of their house with a flashlight. Flames rolling out in all directions.
More than 4,000 customers lost power Energie SA, such as electric poles and his son were burned and overturned, said spokeswoman Faye Andersen. Public service workers were not allowed to enter the fire area.
About 100 members of the Nevada National Guard helped local police to check the houses and keep people in the area evacuated.
"The next 24 hours, with all power lines down and everything else, it is still a field very, very dangerous," Mayor Bob Reno said Cashel.
Evacuees can go home at noon on Saturday, Cashell said. A number of local hotels and casinos have also been reduced offering rooms to displaced residents.
At least 90 schools were closed for the day to clear roads for traffic school and make way for emergency workers.
The U.S. Postal Service has suspended the delivery area for the day, and the state high school Athletic Association football playoffs went on Friday night to Monday.
Most of the 16 people who went to hospitals were treated for smoke inhalation. Health officials urged residents to stay indoors and reduce physical activity, prevents the dust and smoke can cause health problems for people in affected areas and areas downwind.
