People watch as flames light up the night sky.

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A fire fighter is silhouetted against the flames.

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A fire fighter sprays water on the wind-whipped flames in Reno.

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A fire fighter works the fire line in Reno.

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A home burns along Manzanita Lane.

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A home in southwest Reno burns.

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A resident uses a shovel to try and build a fire line in his backyard.

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A tree burns in a Ravine near Manzanita Lane.

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An entire hill is covered in flames.

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Caughlin fire near McCarran at Manzanita.

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Fire surrounds homes in Reno.

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Flames devour brush in the hills of Reno.

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Flames encrouch on a street in Reno.

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Flames get dangerously close to homes in Reno.

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Flames seen inside a home near Skyline.

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Flames take over a structure in Reno.

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