Nevada wildfire forces tens of thousands to evacuate as blaze threatens city of Reno
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What happened
Tens of thousands of people faced another night away from home on Monday as a wind-driven wildfire threatened Reno, Nevada, blanketing the city in smoke and closing schools. About 24,000 people remained under evacuation orders, down from more than 40,000 at the peak, while tens of thousands more were on alert.
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below