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Officials Ask For Evacuations Due To Nevada Fire

Authorities in a northern Nevada county are asking people to evacuate due to a growing wildfire.

A statement from Lyon County Manager Jeffery Page says 50 homes are in the area and numerous structures are under threat, though none have been lost. No injuries have been reported.

The fire grew to a little over 2 square miles Sunday afternoon. It is burning in the area of Pinon and Upper Colony.

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Page says 300 firefighters and three helicopters are fighting the fire.

The Lyon County Sheriff's Office is conducting the evacuation.

The statement does not say what caused the fire.