Wind in forecast raises fears after Nevada fire burns homes

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By SCOTT SONNER and PAUL DAVENPORT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Another lashing of strong winds expected in northern Nevada raised concerns Wednesday about reviving a wildfire that roared through a neighborhood in Reno in similar weather a day earlier, destroying at least five houses, damaging 15 other structures and forcing people to flee from hundreds of homes.

A separate fire about 100 miles (160 kilometers) south and across the border in California exploded in whipping winds Tuesday, killing one person and burning an unknown number of homes in a small community.

Both blazes got help from rain that moved in overnight, but the new forecast raised fresh fears in Reno.

“We’re looking at 40 mph (64 kph) winds in the valleys again today, 70 mph (112 kph) over the ridgetops, so that will be a concern for us,” Fire Department incident commander Mark Winkelman said.



A large home burns during the Pinehaven Fire in the Caughlin Ranch area of Reno, Nev., on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (Jason Bean/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP)


Read more: https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-reno-evacuations-fires-california-a06d66ed9afcf48533e6a04062e1052c

[Sucha NastyWoman]

1. Too much house

On too little land.

[Kali]

2. looks like an apt complex

but yeah...

[jeffreyi]

3. A fire south of this one

Wiped out the town of Walker, CA.

https://wildfiretoday.com/2020/11/18/several-wildfires-pushed-by-very-strong-winds-break-out-in-northern-california-and-western-nevada/

[artemisia1]

4. I could see the flames from my home. Fortunately, we had rain that night and the next day.

Nevertheless, a number of residences were lost.