Four fires burning north of Reno adding to smoke in Lake Tahoe basin

Four separate fires are burning north of Reno, sending smoke throughout Northern Nevada and the Lake Tahoe basin.

The Virginia Mountains Complex is made up currently of four separate wildland fires, including the Anderson (5626 acres), Sage (4239 acres), Seven Lakes (3063 acres) and Tule (7267 acres) Fires. All of these lightning-caused fires are burning within about 20-miles of each other in an arc about 35-miles north of Reno.

The vast majority of the public lands burning are administered by the Bureau of Land Management-Carson City District.

As of 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, 20,195 acres have burned and firefighters have a line around 10 percent of the fires.

Pyramid Lake Fire and Rescue says several structures are on fire in Sutcliffe and that the area is being evacuated.

Smoke was in the Lake Tahoe basin earlier in the week from the large Sobrantes Fire burning out of control near Big Sur. Over 5,000 firefighters are fighting that fire which is 15 percent contained and has consumed 35,550 acres. Fire officials don't expect to gain control of that fire until the end of August.

A total of 41 residences and 10 outbuildings have been destroyed. Two residences and two outbuildings have been damaged. All California State Parks from Point Lobos State Natural Reserve through Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park are closed until further notice; which includes Andrew Molera State Park, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park Campground and Day Use and Point Sur Historic Lighthouse.