Chaves Fire east of Dayton in Lyon County grows overnight
BREAKING NEWS 5:47PM: The cause of the fire burning in Lyon County was determined to be by target shooting, County Manager Jeff Page reports. The fire is 75 percent contained at this time and night operations will be in place.
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UPDATE: As of 1:45 Monday afternoon, the fire was around 3,000 acres with 50 percent containment. Crews are building a line around the fire with dozers, handcrews and aircraft. There are no evacuation orders in place, no reported injuries or structures threatened or damaged, said Lyon County Manager Jeff Page.
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The Chaves Fire east of Dayton has grown to 2,955 acres and is 50 percent contained as of around 10 a.m. Monday, according to Sierra Front Interagency Dispatch and Central Lyon County Fire Protection District via Facebook. It's burning mostly on private property near U.S. 50, Ft. Churchill Road and Breakaheart Road.
Two Type-2 Helicopters, one air attack, six engines and over 100 Firefighters from neighboring agencies are on scene. Fire agencies urge people to avoid the area and give crews space to work.