Nevada wildfires forces evacuations
{{date|July 8, 2007}}

1,500 people in the town of [[w:Winnemucca|Winnemucca]], [[w:Nevada|Nevada]], [[w:United States|United States]] had to be evacuated this weekend as an 8,000-acre, 55 square mile wildfire burned dangerously close to the town's southern end.

The fire threatened homes, businesses and a power substation. Lightning strikes are believed to have started the blaze.

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/8375472.html
|title=1500 People Evacuated Due To Wildfire
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*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070708/ap_on_re_us/wildfires
|title=Nev wildfires force hundreds to flee 
|author=Associated Press 
|pub=Yahoo! News
|date=July 8, 2006}}

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[[Category:Fires]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Nevada]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:North America]]
1,500 people in the town of Winnemucca, Nevada, United States had to be evacuated this weekend as an 8,000-acre, 55 square mile wildfire burned dangerously close to the town's southern end.

The fire threatened homes, businesses and a power substation. Lightning strikes are believed to have started the blaze.
Fires Disasters and accidents Nevada United States North America