India, July 22 -- The forward progress of the brushfire in Reno, Nevada, on Tuesday was stopped, the Reno Fire Department confirmed. The fire, which had grown to 11 acres, was dubbed the Barron Fire.

Even though the progress of the fire was stopped, embers continued to burn, with smoke seen in the areas of Reno and Sparks. But to compound the situation in both Reno and Sparks, another brush fire erupted in Peavine, just west of Golden Valley in Washoe County, Nevada.

According to Watch Duty, the fire is now 20 acres and is located south of Red Rock Road at the base of Peavine. The fire is being called "Peavine Fire" by the incident command.

Meanwhile, the blaze south of Sparks near the Reno-Tahoe International Airport was fully under c...