A massive vegetation fire dubbed the Double Spring Fire was reported near Gardnerville in Douglas County, Nevada on Saturday, August 8.
The fire broke out in the area of Highway-395 & Spring Valley Drive, in the Double Spring area of Douglas County, Nevada. It is currently at 50 acres, as per WatchDuty, which tracks fire outbreaks.
The Nevada Department of Transportation announced a road closure due to the fire as well. “U.S. 395 CLOSED south of Gardnerville near Leviathan Mine Road due to wildfire. AVOID THE AREA,” they wrote on X.
A map of the impacted area was also available on WatchDuty. Evacuation warnings have been sounded for Double Spring and Leviathan Mine area as per WatchDuty. It also reported that ‘Reverse 911 notifications have been sent to the Pinenut Estates, Double Springs, and Leviathan Mine areas.’
A cause for the fire is not immediately known and there are no reports of injuries yet.
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