Brush fire at Silver Saddle Ranch in southeast Carson City causes power outage
UPDATE 10:36PM: NV Energy reports more than 1,550 customers were without power late Monday night throughout south Carson City. The utility says via its website that it should have power restored in most areas by 11:30 p.m. The brush fire at Silver Saddle Ranch has been extinguished.
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Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were called Monday night to a brush fire in the Silver Saddle Ranch area in southeast Carson City.
Called into dispatch shortly before 9:30 p.m., the fire was reported to be approximately 20 feet by 30 feet and not having much rate of spread, according to firefighters on scene. The brush fire is near a power line, which, may have caused a power outage nearby.
NV Energy reports 183 customers were without power in the Buzzys Ranch Road area. The utility's website says repairs should be made by midnight.
As of 9:45 p.m. Carson City Fire Department firefighters were close to having the fire extinguished. NV Energy was dispatched due to the fire's proximity to power lines.