Hawk Fire Reopens US395 as 27% Containment Lifts Some Nevada Evacuations
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Updated · KOLO · Aug 24
Hawk Fire Reopens US395 as 27% Containment Lifts Some Nevada Evacuations
3 articles · Updated · KOLO · Aug 24
Summary
US395 reopened in both directions Monday afternoon, and Washoe County lifted or downgraded evacuation orders for parts of the North Valleys as crews gained ground on the Hawk Fire.
27% containment by 2:26 p.m. marked a sharp improvement from 0% Monday morning, with officials saying less extreme fire behavior helped crews hold lines on the blaze’s southern edge.
15,000 acres have burned near Hawk Meadow Trail, destroying 32 homes and damaging 6; no deaths were reported, though four civilians and three firefighters suffered injuries.
23,000 people still face evacuation orders and 43,000 remain under warnings, while North Virginia Street stays closed in one stretch and about 10,000 North Valleys residents remain without power after 100 poles were damaged.
Hot, dry and breezy weather is expected to keep fire behavior active over the next 48 hours, with the cause still unknown and likely to remain undetermined.