RENO (AP) - Reno police went from house to house in the middle of the night, knocking on doors and telling residents they had to evacuate as a fire nearly 400 hectares raged in rugged terrain , destroyed homes and injured some people.
A man suffered a fatal heart attack during the evacuation. A spokesman for the City of Reno confirmed the man died after leaving her home Friday morning.
Around 9500 people from the edge of the town were evacuated from the path of the huge forest fire and the local fire chief said the fire could rage until Saturday.
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Authorities said 20 homes were lost, many people suffered from smoke inhalation and one person suffered a cardiac arrest in the fire that started around 0:30 in the Caughlin Ranch area and radiant orange on the side of the mountain through the night.
