Carson City Fire official: One fire touched off during the fireworks show

UPDATE: Carson City Battalion Chief John Arneson says there was one fire only near the fireworks area with firefighters coming from multiple locations to fight it. He said firefighters attacked the fire from three locations, extinguishing it within 20 to 30 minutes after it started.

The fire was caused by the fireworks show, said Arneson. The Nevada Division of Forestry aided the Carson City Fire Department in knocking down the fire. East Fork and Lyon County fire protection districts responded as mutual aid to cover other areas of the city while the firefighters were working the fire. No one was injured.

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UPDATE: Carson City firefighters were able to extinguish small brush fires that started near where the fireworks were lit, according to dispatch.

The fires were reported shortly after the fireworks show began at around 9:15 p.m. There was a fire reported in the field near Gold Dust West which may have touched off a fire near the solar panels at Carson High School.
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At least two small brush fires were reported Friday night in the area behind Gold Dust West near where the firework were set off according to Carson City dispatch. Firefighters were called to three locations, two behind a field and one at Mills Park.

Also there was a report of a separate brush fire at Saliman near the high school at the north side of the solar panels. Multiple fire units were dispatched to these fires. Firefighters from Lyon County and East Fork Fire Protection Districts were been called for mutual aid.

The fireworks show began at around 9:15 p.m., with initial calls coming into dispatch at around 9:20 p.m. It is unknown if the fires are a result of the fireworks show, or if the fires started separately.

There were earlier reports of illegal fireworks being shot off prior to the event.

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