Wildfires Hit Reno Area, Most Set by Lightning
Firefighters battled nearly a dozen wild fires Sunday in the Reno area, most of them touched off by lightning.
No homes were at risk Sunday evening, but some homes were threatened earlier in the day by a blaze near Palomino Valley 20 miles northeast of Reno. That fire was later contained after burning 25 acres.
Bureau of Land Management spokesman Steve Hedeman said the largest fire blackened 250 acres in the Pah Rah Mountains just east of the Rosewood Lakes Golf Course in Sparks. No homes were threatened by it.
Investigators said that blaze was man-caused but were unsure of its exact origin. It was about 50% contained by Sunday evening.
Two air tankers rotated between the Pah Rah and Palomino Valley-area fires and helped stop their spread, Hedeman said.
Firefighters also battled smaller blazes in Hungry Valley, Lemmon Valley, Verdi, near Peavine Mountain and near Hallelujah Junction.
Most of the fires burned brush but some burned pinyon and juniper trees.
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