By Suzannah Hills PUBLISHED: 04:37 EST, 9 July 2013 | UPDATED: 04:40 EST, 11 July 2013 Hundreds have been evacuated from their homes as deadly mountain wildfires continue to rage through parched woodland in northern and southern Nevada this morning. A 24-square-mile blaze has forced more than 500 people out of homes in Mount Charleston some 25 miles northwest of Las Vegas while other fires have broken out near Reno and Kearn. More than 750 firefighters, including 18 elite Hotshot crews, today lost more ground to the raging wildfire fire named Carpenter 1 which was sparked by lightning striking dried woodland on July 1.
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Firefighters are still battling wildfire near Las Vegas which started on July 1
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$2.4million has already been spent trying to extinguish Mount Charleston fire
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Comes as more wildfires have been reported near Reno and in Kearn
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Funeral of 19 firefighters killed battling Arizona wildfire was held yesterday
Warning: Officials have issued a health warning as large smoke clouds from the wildfire called Carpenter 1 surrounds @placeholder