Hundreds Remain Without Power as Gold Ranch Fire Keeps Burning

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A wildfire burning in Washoe County, near the California-Nevada border, reached 674 acres in size on Monday, August 12, a day after it started, fire officials said.The fire, initially named Quilici fire before being renamed Gold Ranch fire, began south of Verdi, in Nevada’s Washoe County on Sunday, and was only eight percent contained as of Monday evening, according to fire officials.Footage shared by Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue shows flames consuming hills near Verdi on Sunday evening.Fire officials maintained and expanded evacuation orders as of Monday evening.According to Nevada Energy, 1,800 people were still without power on Monday evening. Credit: Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue via Storyful
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