Trash fire burns at Carson City dump Saturday afternoon
UPDATE: As of 2 pm, the Carson City Fire Department has closed the Dump and is turning people away, according to Carson Now photographer Tanja Musselman who was on scene.
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The Carson City Fire Department was called to a trash fire at the Carson City Dump just after 1:30 pm on Saturday.
The fire appeared to originate within a trash pile on the top of the hill. According to firefighters on scene, the fire was burning an area of 20 by 25 feet.
As of 1:45 it had not reached nearby brush but instead was contained within the trash pile.