Major Accident - Power Outages Near Sheckler - School information

  Update at 10:11 a.m. Highway 50 will be closed until at least 6:00 p.m. due to a fatal traffic accident and power lines that are down. Traffic is being rerouted around Lucas Road. Nevada Highway Patrol reports one fatality and one person transported with life-threatening injuries. From the Churchill County Sheriff’s Office —  First responders are working a major accident in the area of Sheckler Cutoff and the Reno Highway. Law enforcement, fire units, and medical are on scene. Please avoid the area as traffic has been stopped in all directions. Please do not contact the Sheriff's Office for information on when the power will be back or for curiosity about the accident as our dispatchers are handling emergency calls for the situation. We thank you for your cooperation and please have prayers for the injured. Other information regarding situation —  According to NVEnergy power is out to over 2,500 homes, and will be out until at least 10:30 a.m. Oasis Academy is asking parents to keep their children home as there is no heat or lights in the school at this time. The Churchill County School District reports that at this time, Northside Early Learning Center will begin to send students home.  The district is monitoring EC Best at this time and will notify families should they need to close. Other buildings are still with power.  The transportation department is without power and phones and will post when they are back online.  Anyone with an emergency can contact Debra at 775-423-5184. According to sources from outside law enforcement, a tanker exploded on the Reno Highway near Sheckler Road. Local law enforcement agencies are on standby for evacuations, and Nevada Highway Patrol is reporting injuries. Resources from NAS Fallon are also being activated to offer assistance. The Fallon Post will update this information as more becomes available. Please stay away from the Sheckler/Highway 50 area.