Saturday, January 21, 2012

Remorseful man admits he caused big Reno blaze (AP)

 

The ruins of a home in Pleasant Valley, south of Reno, Nev.,  are seen on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012, after a wind-driven brush fire raced through the area Thursday.   The blaze started shortly after noon Thursday and, fueled by wind gusts reaching 82 mph, mushroomed to more than 6 square miles before firefighters stopped its surge toward Reno. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)AP - An elderly man discarding fireplace ashes accidentally touched off the brush fire that raged south of Reno, destroying 29 homes and forcing thousands of people to flee the flames, authorities said.

Remorseful man admits he caused big Reno blaze (AP)
Sat, 21 Jan 2012 09:48:50 GMT

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