ELY, NV (FOX5) -
Bureau of Land Management said it expects to have a wildfire burning in northern Nevada fully contained by Friday night.
The Range Fire, which has burned at least 4,600 acres since Monday afternoon, was 90 percent contained, as of Friday morning.
The blaze located three miles northeast of Ely is smoldering sagebrush, grass and pinion-juniper in steep, rugged terrain, BLM officials reported.
A total of 215 fire personnel have been working on controlling the blaze.
No homes were being threatened and the cause was being investigated.
BLM noted the fire is in the mop-up stages.
You can visit www.inciweb.org/incident/2978 for the latest progress on the firefighting efforts.
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