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Fire Official Says Arcing Power Lines Caused Big Nevada Brush Fire
Satellite imagery and surveillance video from a casino roof 5 miles away helped pinpoint arcing power lines in gale force winds as the cause of a November brush fire that destroyed five Reno homes and damaged two dozen others, investigators said Tuesday.
Officials for the utility, NV Energy, said they disagreed with the conclusion. They believe the 500-acre blaze most likely was sparked by a campfire in the Sierra foothills on the edge of the south Reno neighborhood where 1,200 residences were evacuated.
Reno Fire Marshal Tray Palmer said this week they investigated but ruled out the likelihood the Pinehaven Fire was caused by a campfire, target shooters or off-road enthusiasts on motorcycles Tor ATVs.