A vegetation fire, dubbed the Moose Ridge Fire, broke out in Reno, Nevada on August 7, Friday. The blaze was reported in the area of Moose Ridge Drive & Fox Trail Drive in Northwest Reno, Washoe County.
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A cause for the fire is not known at this time and there are no reports of injuries yet. The Reno Fire Department is yet to comment on the incident.
Another added “We currently have two fires burning one on Cubine Ridge called the moose fire and a second one south of it up on the mountain south of no name on that fire check your Watch Duty apps for more information. Verdi is not an immediate threat. Or is Mogul. The moose fire is currently burning uphill away from structures.”
Firefighters are responding to the brush fire on Peavine Peak, local channel 2News reported. They noted that the blaze was in the area of Moose Ridge Drive in Reno’s Mogul neighborhood.
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The local channel also shared photos from the scene of the Moose Ridge Fire.
More visuals from the fire were also shared online.
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WatchDuty, which tracks active fire outbreaks across the US, wrote “Resources are responding to a reported vegetation fire with smoke visible…”. In another post, it added that the fire was moving up the ridge away from residences.
“The fire is moving up the ridge away from residences. A water tower is the only structure threatened per radio traffic,” they said.
