UPDATE SATURDAY: According to Carson City Fire Department Battalion Chief Micah Horton, there was not a fire. What happened was a plastic utensil fell onto a heating element of a dishwasher, causing it to melt and producing some smoke in the dishwasher, said Horton.

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A structure fire within the neighborhood north of Fremont Elementary School off Saliman Road just after 9 p.m. Friday night.

Multiple units are enroute to the scene. Those on scene said the house is filled with smoke and occupants are evacuating.

Avoid the area of Saliman and Round House Lane. Updates to follow when available.

Kelsey is a fourth-generation Nevadan, investigative journalist and college professor working in the Sierras. She is an advocate of high desert agriculture, rescue dogs, and analog education.