Thousands displaced as wildfire threatens homes in US state of Nevada

A state of emergency is declared in the US state of Nevada as rampant wildfire spurs evacuations.

A burgeoning wildfire has forced nearly 14,000 homes to be evacuated as it spreads from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains towards Reno in northwest Nevada, growing to more than 4,450 hectares (10,500 acres).

Known as the Hawk Fire, as it began near the Hawk Meado...