US: Hawk Fire Burns Structures, Forces Mass Evacuations in Reno Area 7

Fueled by strong winds, the Hawk Fire grew to more than 15,000 acres after igniting Saturday in the Sierra Nevada foothills, forcing roughly 42,000 people to evacuate near Reno, Nevada, with another 45,000 told to prepare to leave. Officials said six people, including three first responders and three civilians, were injured, and several structures have burned.

U.S. school shooting

U.S. school shooting

NEWTOWN, United States - Photo shows a family who came to St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012, to attend a mass to mourn for the victims of a mass shooting at a local elementary school earlier that day. A gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.

U.S. school shooting

U.S. school shooting

NEWTOWN, United States - Photo shows people at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012, after a mass to mourn for the victims of a mass shooting at a local elementary school earlier that day. A gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.

U.S. school shooting

U.S. school shooting

NEWTOWN, United States - Photo shows a little girl and a man who came to St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012, to attend a mass to mourn for the victims of a mass shooting at a local elementary school earlier that day. A gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.

U.S. school shooting

U.S. school shooting

NEWTOWN, United States - People gather at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Connecticut, on Dec. 14, 2012, to attend a mass to mourn for the victims of a mass shooting at a local elementary school earlier that day. A gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, at Sandy Hook Elementary School in one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history.