Tens of thousands of people looked set to spend another night away from home Monday as a wind-driven fire bore down on the western US city of Reno. Schools were shuttered as smoke swathed the city in Nevada, near the California border, home to around 280,000 people. Around 24,000 were still under evacuation orders on Monday, officials said, down from over 40,000 at its peak. Tens of thousands more have been put on alert and told to have bags ready to go at a moment's notice. The Hawk Fire began on Saturday and had grown to over 15,000 acres (6,000 hectares) by Monday, but firefighters said they had corralled the blaze along 27 percent of its perimeter, some of which lies just five miles (eight kilometers) northwest of Reno. No deaths have been reported, but seven people have been injured -- including three first responders. At least 32 properties have been completely destroyed and several others damaged.
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Cover image: Nevada fire spreads Simon Jowitt via REUTERS - Simon Jowitt
