Nevada Wildfire Threatening Homes
A wind-whipped wildfire has destroyed two homes and more than a dozen outbuildings in Douglas County, Nevada and more than one hundred homes are threatened.
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A wind-whipped wildfire has destroyed two homes and more than a dozen outbuildings in Douglas County, Nevada and more than one hundred homes are threatened.
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