RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – Update at 2:26 p.m.: Fire officials say the Hawk Fire is now 27% contained.
32 homes have been destroyed and 6 have been damaged, but fire officials say no one has been killed by the fire.
During a Monday afternoon press conference, fire officials said most of the containment has occurred on the southern portion of the blaze.
The fire remains at around 15,000 acres and is burning in the area of Hawk Meadow Trail.
The fire has injured four civilians and three firefighting personnel, who suffered minor burns in the initial attack on the fire. No information was released about the injuries to civilians.
23,000 people remain under an evacuation order, while 43,000 are under get set warnings.
Power and gas has been restored in areas of northwest Reno, but around 10,000 people in the North Valleys area are still without power. NV Energy says the fire has damaged 100 power poles.
Fire officials say the exact cause of the fire remains unknown, and will probably remain undetermined.
Update at 12:03 p.m.: Some areas under evacuation orders are beginning to see their status downgraded.
Some areas on the south side of the fire are now on yellow get set status.
A screenshot of the southern portion of the evac map is below. For a more detailed version of the map, please click here.
Original Article: Fire crews reported progress in holding the Hawk Fire Monday morning.
The fire is 15,051 acres in size and 0% contained as of 9:30 a.m., according to BLM Nevada.
They say progress was made despite extreme fire behavior. Crews are now working to keep the fire east of Dog Valley Road and south of U.S. 395.
Crews were able to hold established lines due to less extreme fire behavior than anticipated in some areas.
Firefighters are also working around a natural gas line within the fire area near Somersett.
The fire is expected to continue making moderate to high intensity runs in pockets of dense fuels.
Hot, dry and breezy conditions are expected to continue supporting active fire behavior over the next 48 hours.
Fire officials say the fire has potential to spread to the northeast and northwest, with conditions remaining dynamic and subject to change.
There is currently no specific timeline for when evacuation areas will reopen, BLM Nevada said.
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