Reno Wildfires

On November 18th about 10,000 people in Reno were evacuated from there homes. The fire chief said the cause of the blame could have been anything from down power lines, to homeless people, to children trying to stay warm. It was a very windy night and the fire spread fast. People who were evacuated said they could see an orange glow outside, as if the mountain was on fire.

This article was interesting to read. I think that the fire spread so fast because of the high winds, but I just wonder how it really started. I feel like if someone would be trying to stay warm, they would build there fire in a place out of the wind, which in turn would not let the fire spread. But then again who knows, if the fire was started by down power lines from the wind that would seem to make more sense. As I looked up videos some stated that the fire was caused by down power lines. A large about of damage by the wind. 

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57327823/wildfire-tears-through-reno-10000-evacuated/