Claims extracted
15
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
13%
2 of 15 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
7
World
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
Tens of thousands of people have been told to evacuate from an area close to Reno, Nevada, as a large wildfire reached the outskirts of the city.
asserted
wildfire → publish → city
Around 42,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes immediately, with a further 45,000 people urged to get ready to leave.
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people → order → homes
The fire, which was first reported on Saturday morning, had so far injured six people, officials said.
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officials → report → people
Windy and unpredictable weather conditions have contributed to its spread.
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conditions → contribute → spread
Nevada's Governor Joe Lombardo has declared a state of emergency in Washoe County and ordered the National Guard to join firefighting and law enforcement efforts.
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Lombardo → declare → efforts
"This is an active and rapidly evolving situation and I urge everyone in the affected areas to remain vigilant and follow the direction of local officials," he said.
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he → evolve → officials
The fire was caused by humans and first reported at 11:15 local time (18:15 GMT) on Saturday, according to local officials.
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fire → cause → officials
The Washoe emergency information centre said around 15,000 acres (23 sq miles) had been burned.
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acres → say → ?
It said that, as of Sunday evening, no part of the fire's perimeter had yet been contained.
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part → say → perimeter
Around 13,700 homes were inside the evacuation area, local emergency services said, with two shelters set up to take in displaced residents.
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shelters → say → residents
Of the six injured, three were emergency responders fighting the fire.
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three → injure → fire
All Washoe County schools will be closed on Monday, except one, and mass road closures are in place.
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closures → close → place
The immediate "go now" evacuation zone and wider "get set" area - where people are being warned to prepare to evacuate - do not extend to the centre of Reno, but do affect large urban areas and part of a highway.
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people → go → highway
The University of Nevada in Reno - which has its main campus in the city, outside of but close to the "get set" warning area - said regular campus operations would continue but that it was monitoring the situation.
Large air tankers and helicopters have been flying over the area dropping water and fire retardants.
It's been named the Hawk Fire because it was first reported near the Hawk Meadow Trail, to the west of Reno.
Reno, in western Nevada, is located close to the state boundary with California and has a population of around 280,000 people.
Wildfires are common in south-western US states, including Nevada, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Wildfires → have → Oceanic
However, many of these fires develop in rural and less populated areas, with only a few encroaching on population centres.
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few → develop → centres
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