New fire east of Carson City burns over 1,100 acres
Submitted by paula on Wed, 08/23/2017 - 6:22pm
The Lyons Fire burning 15 miles east of Carson City has now consumed 1,128 acres since lightning started it Tuesday afternoon.
68 firefighters are on the scene of the fire which is on the east side of the Pine Nut Mountain Range.
There is no containment at this time.
Update on other area fires:
The Voltaire Fire behind Fandango in Carson City is now fully contained, but not after burning 135 acres and causes some evacuations. That fire was also started by lightning on Tuesday afternoon.
The Genoa Peak Fire in the mountains above Jack's Valley Road is between 10-15 acres and has no containment as of this afternoon.
Firefighters got the upper hand early on the Mogul Fire near I80 and the town of Mogul. It has burned 70 acres and is 50 percent contained this evening. Lots of air support and ground crews are at the scene.
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