AlHijjah 23, 1432, Nov 19, 2011, SPA - Authorities ordered the evacuations of some 9,500 people after a wildfire broke out in the Sierra Nevada foothills and threatened a resort in Reno in eastern Nevada. According to the Reno Gazette, the fire broke out late Thursday and had spread to around 800 hectares by midday Friday. One person was reported killed and 20 homes destroyed as the flames sprinted into the suburbs of the city, despite the efforts of 450 firefighters, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA".