Fire may have been lightning caused
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 09/08/2011 - 1:47pm
MINDEN, Nev. - Early morning lightning strikes may be responsible for a wildland fire that briefly closed Highway 50 on Thursday morning.Firefighters responded to the report of the blaze 11:10 a...
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