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Firefighters battle Nevada wildfire near Reno

Wind-driven flames engulf a structure in Topaz Ranch Estates, south of Gardnerville, Nev. The fire has destroyed at least two homes and a number of outbuildings.

Wind-driven flames engulf a structure in Topaz Ranch Estates, south of Gardnerville, Nev. The fire has destroyed at least two homes and a number of outbuildings.  (Cathleen Allison / Associated Press)

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The blaze, known as the Topaz Ranch Estates fire, started about 2 p.m. Tuesday and quickly spread through the rural Topaz Lake area, about 60 miles south of Reno. Fed by cheat grass, sagebrush, pinyon pine and juniper, the fire is roughly north of Nevada Highway 208 and three miles east of U.S. 395. Full story

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Residents keep their eye on smoke from the nearby fire.  (Cathleen Allison / Associated Press)

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Smoke rises from the ruins of a building destroyed in the Topaz Ranch Estates fire.  (Cathleen Allison / Associated Press)

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