Carson City Fire Department respond to brush fire off Meadow Wood Road in Lakeview area
UPDATE 12:49PM: Carson City Fire Department reports making progress on the fire, with the firefighters knocking it down. The fire was about an acre in size and had been threatening nearby homes.
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Carson City Fire Department was called this afternoon to the 4000 block of Meadow Wood Lane in the Lakeview area for a brush fire that is threatening homes in the Lakeview area.
The call came into dispatch before 12:30 p.m. for a report of a fire in the area just off of Combs Canyon Road near the Hobart area. Smoke has been seen, it is about an acre in size and blowing in an easterly direction, according to first responders on scene.
There are homes in the area, and a Carson City sheriff's deputy has said he is doing evacuation. A deputy was told by a homeowner that the fire was sparked by a lawnmower. The deputy said he and other neighbors were attempting to knock down the fire with shovels and having success. Arriving firefighting units were also saying they were making progress.
Multiple fire engines are responding.
We will update as we receive information.