Numbers Fire
The Numbers Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Pine Nut Mountains, near Gardnerville, Nevada, in the United States. The fire was reported on July 6, 2020, and burned 18,342 acres (7,423 ha). It was contained on July 14, 2020. The fire threatened the communities of Ruhenstroth, Pine View Estates and Bodie Flats,…
Where it happened
Douglas County, as Wikidata places it.
- Wildfires
The record
- Date
- July 6, 2020
- Ended
- July 14, 2020
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Where
- Douglas County
- Country
- United States
What happened
The Numbers Fire was a wildfire that burned in the Pine Nut Mountains, near Gardnerville, Nevada, in the United States. The fire was reported on July 6, 2020, and burned 18,342 acres (7,423 ha). It was contained on July 14, 2020. The fire threatened the communities of Ruhenstroth, Pine View Estates and Bodie Flats, totaling approximately 1,000 homes. It resulted in the mandatory evacuations of Pine View Estates and Bodie Flats and the closure of a 15-mile stretch of Highway 395. Forty structures were destroyed, including three homes. The fire was started by a truck with mechanical issues which discharged particles which ignited the fire.
Sources
Wikidata Q97142413 (CC0); text from Wikipedia, “Numbers Fire”, CC BY-SA 4.0.