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Sierra foothills
Coverage of Sierra foothills in the Nexus archive.
- 'Scared to death' evacuees escape fast-moving wildfire in Reno, Nevada – video
A fast-moving wildfire erupted in Nevada, growing to over 15,000 acres on Sunday. The flames pushed from the Sierra foothills toward the centre of Reno, forcing nearly 90,000 residents to evacuate as they threatened local neighborhoods and reached the University of Nevada campus.