Fire crews responded to a fire along north McCarran Boulevard near Highway 395 and Northtowne Lane in Reno.

The fire started around 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday. 

The cause is under investigation.

Viewer photos show a thick, black plume of smoke next to a parking lot near Home Depot. 

Officials say it was a fire at a homeless encampment in the area.

 

 

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