Burning pile of vegetation sends smoke over Reno

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) -Smoke in the hills of southeast Reno early Sunday afternoon turned out to be from a pile of cut vegetation that burned for an unknown reason.

Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue responded off Alexander Lake Road at about 12:30 p.m. to a report of smoke.

Crews arrived to find a slash pile that was burning for an unknown reason. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Crews put out the fire, but Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue warned people can expect to see smoke throughout the afternoon.

There were no threats to structures or to the adjoining wildland.

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