Hawk Fire holds at 27 percent with 32 homes lost in Reno; Memphis power restoration stretches to Thursday
The Hawk Fire on the north edge of Reno reaches 27 percent containment with 32 homes destroyed and 243 people in the Red Cross shelter, while FEMA approves a Fire Management Assistance Grant and Washoe County schools stay closed. In north central Texas, the new Ross Fire grows to roughly 50,000 acres and triggers a 3:00 a.m. mandatory evacuation in southern Jack County. Memphis Light, Gas and Water still has nearly 25,000 customers dark three days after a 70 mile per hour windstorm, with 18 school campuses closed. Also in this episode: 26 Extreme Heat Warnings across the Southwest and Texas…
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