NEW YORK, August 24. /TASS/. At least six people were injured in a wildfire that broke out on August 22 near Reno, Nevada, the Associated Press reported.

The fire dubbed Hawk spread across 53 square kilometers, according to the report. The flames destroyed several structures, and three emergency responders and three civilians were injured.

Investigators believe the raging fire was caused by human activity, and an investigation is underway. Authorities have ordered 90,000 people to evacuate, with 42,000 local residents having been notified to leave their homes immediately.

Nearly 270 Ukrainian drones taken down over Russian regions during day

Russian air defense systems intercepted and destroyed Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles over Crimea, the Arkhangelsk, Belgorod, Bryansk, Kaluga, Kursk, Oryol, Rostov, Smolensk, Tula, Moscow, and Krasnodar Regions, and the Black Sea, he Russian defense ministry said

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