Tens of thousands ordered to evacuate in Nevada as fire threatens Reno

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-23 · 21:05 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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Tens of thousands of residents in the Reno, Nevada area have been evacuated or are under orders to leave due to the Hawk Fire. As of Sunday morning, approximately 42,000 people were displaced or actively evacuating, with another 45,000 residents in a "be prepared to evacuate" status. The wildfire is threatening the outskirts of northern Reno, Nevada's third-most-populous city. Local officials reported the situation late Sunday morning, with television footage showing flames nearing roads and smoke billowing over residential neighborhoods.

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Local television footage showed flames approaching roads.

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The Hawk Fire is threatening northern Reno.

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An additional 45,000 residents are in a 'be prepared to evacuate' status.

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About 42,000 residents have been displaced or are under active evacuations.

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Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from the area of Reno, Nevada due to a wildfire.

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Tens of ⁠thousands of people have been ⁠evacuated this weekend from the ⁠area of Reno, Nevada, and many others were under orders to leave on Sunday as a wildfire reached the outskirts of the state’s third-most-populous city.About 42,000 residents have been displaced or are under active evacuations with an additional 45,000 ‌in “be prepared to evacuate” status as the Hawk Fire threatened northern Reno, local officials said late on Sunday morning.Local television footage showed flames approaching roads. In eyewitness video verified by Reuters, smoke from the hills billowed over nearby residential neighbourhoods.

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