Brush fire erupts near I-580 in Pleasant Valley area, fire crews respond
UPDATE WEDNESDAY: Firefighters are mopping up after a brush fire broke out off Interstate 580 in the Pleasant Valley area near the Galena Creek Bridge. No structures were threatened.
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Firefighters were called Tuesday night to a brush fire that is burning north of Carson City off of Interstate 580 in the Pleasant Valley area.
The Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch Center and fire officials now say at least 40 acres have burned, and federal and state resources have been ordered. Smoke and flames are visible off the freeway. Nevada Highway Patrol dispatch reports the southbound side of I-580 has been reduced to one lane.
Follow MyNews4.com and Fox 11 story coverage here. For updates on the fire, at least for Tuesday night, you can follow Sierra Front's Twitter page here. Sierra Front advised by phone Tuesday that it would only be updating figures via its Twitter account and was not actively updating its webpage.