RENO, Nev. (AP) — Satellite imagery and surveillance video from a casino roof 5 miles (8 kilometers) away helped pinpoint arcing power lines in gale force winds as the cause of a November brush fire that destroyed five Reno homes …
State Farm Insurance plans to seek action against NV Energy for claims stemming from a November 2011 wildfire in Reno, Nev., sparked by arcing power lines. The wind-whipped fire destroyed 26 homes and damaged 17. It also caused about $7.6 …
About 100 claims have been filed with NV Energy by people seeking reimbursement for damage caused by a strong power surge in a Reno neighborhood that fried electronics, appliances and sparked a fire. Utility spokeswoman Faye Anderson tells the Reno …