90,000 forced to flee as raging Reno wildfire tears through neighborhoods

NewsWorldAmericas90,000 forced to flee as raging Reno wildfire tears through neighborhoodsCrews have started to contain a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Reno, NevadaHaven Daly & John SeewerTuesday 25 August 2026 09:54 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3038717","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hawk-fire-reno-nevada-evacuations-b3038717.html","title":"90,000 forced to flee as raging Reno wildfire tears through neighborhoods"}}CloseSpain rescues remains of 11th century kings from monastery threatened by wildfireThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlines","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceNewsletter":"NSC"},"isClimate":false}Firefighters are gaining ground on...