determined to be from a truck having a mechanical problem. Current closures and evacuations The following roads are closed as of July 10: Pinenut Road (residents may access with valid ID) Blossom Canyon Road (residents may access with valid ID) Impact At its height, the fire threatened an estimated 1,000 homes. The first night of the fire, July 6, the neighborhoods of Bodie Flats and Pine View Estates were evacuated. Residents were allowed to return the evening of July 7. Power was shut off for over 500 customers starting July 7. Out our Way Area, Blue Bird and Lena Way were evacuated July 7. Three homes and 37 outbuildings were destroyed. For the first two days, Douglas County officials avoided using the Douglas County Community and Senior Center as evacuation centers due to COVID-19. Instead, they use hotels. The fire caused the closure of Pinenut Road and Highway 395 on July 6. Highway 395 was closed from SR208 Holbrook Junction to Riverview Road. Highway 395 was reopened on July 8 after transportation officials replaced a mile long guardrail that had been burned. The fire threatened a colony of bi-state sage grouse. Air quality was impacted in Carson Valley, Nevada due to the fire. By July 7, the air quality was at an unhealthy 109. A visible layer of smoke hovered over the valley. Large plumes of smoke were visible from Alpine Meadows, California and Reno, Nevada. Of the total acreage burned, were Bureau of Land Management land, Bureau of Indian Affairs land, and was private land. Investigation Starting July 8, officials began asking members of the public to send any information regarding activities they may have seen while traveling on US 395 between Ridge View and Holbrook Junction between 6:30 and 7:30 PM on July 6. On July 9, California Highway Patrol began looking for a vehicle that may have caused the fire. Investigators with the East Fork Fire Protection District, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the Bureau of Land Management, and the USDA Forest Service worked together to determine the origin and cause of these fires. Investigators gathered physical evidence that indicated a semi-tractor trailer truck, while operating southbound on Highway 395, most likely experienced a failure in its exhaust system. This possible failure allowed hot particles to be discharged along the highway right-of-way, igniting dry grass and brush. See also 2020 Nevada wildfires Monarch Fire References Wildfires in