A trio of wind-whipped wildfires burning along the Sierra Nevada destroyed 22 homes north of Carson City, forced hundreds of evacuations at Lake Tahoe and temporarily closed a major highway connecting Reno to the mountain lake. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A rainbow arches over the Little Valley fire on Friday in Washoe Lake, Nevada. Moore said emergency dispatchers received a report of “a glow” in hills west of Washoe Valley at 1.38 am. More than 100 homes and ranches are scattered throughout the rural valley bordering Washoe Lake. Firefighters also snuffed out another fire that destroyed at least one structure and had temporarily closed the Mount Rose Highway connecting Reno to Lake Tahoe.

Source: The Guardian October 15, 2016 14:33 UTC