A wildfire is burning off of Pine Nut Road in the Buffalo Canyon area in Douglas County, Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch reports. Structures are threatened in this fire, which is reported to be 300-plus acres and growing rapidly.
The fire threatens about 20 homes east of Fish Springs, Sierra Front reports.
Two airtankers, one helicopter, four engines and ground crews are on the fire with more responding, reported to Sierra Front Thursday at 3:27 p.m. Go here for updates from Sierra Front. Go here for the latest from the Record-Courier and here for photos of the fire on the KOLO Facebook page. See the news release from Douglas County Sheriff's Office below.
Meanwhile the Tarnahan fire burning southeast of Carson City is 10 percent contained, Sierra Front reports. No structures are threatened in that fire, which began Wednesday night and sent a plume of smoke seen for miles.
Both fires are believed to have been caused by lightning strikes.