Henderson storm drain fire generated heavy smoke
Henderson firefighters are investigating a fire in a storm drain that generated a large amount of smoke on Jeffreys Street near St. Rose Parkway on Friday, May 8, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson firefighters battle a fire in a storm drain that generated a large amount of smoke on Jeffreys Street near St. Rose Parkway on Friday, May 8, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson firefighters battle a fire in a storm drain that generated a large amount of smoke on Jeffreys Street near St. Rose Parkway on Friday, May 8, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
A large amount of smoke was generated as Henderson firefighters battle a fire in a storm drain on Jeffreys Street near St. Rose Parkway on Friday, May 8, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson firefighters battle a fire in a storm drain that generated a large amount of smoke on Jeffreys Street near St. Rose Parkway on Friday, May 8, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
A large amount of smoke was generated as Henderson firefighters battle a fire in a storm drain on Jeffreys Street near St. Rose Parkway on Friday, May 8, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson firefighters battle a fire in a storm drain that generated a large amount of smoke on Jeffreys Street near St. Rose Parkway on Friday, May 8, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson firefighters are investigating a fire in a storm drain that generated a large amount of smoke Friday, May 8, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson firefighters are investigating a fire in a storm drain that generated a large amount of smoke Friday, May 8, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson firefighters are investigating a fire in a storm drain that generated a large amount of smoke Friday, May 8, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Henderson authorities were investigating a fire in a storm drain Friday morning that generated a large amount of smoke.
City spokeswoman Kathleen Richards said Henderson firefighters responded to Ione Road near Eastern Avenue around 11 a.m. There, they found a large amount of smoke coming up from what Richards said was a storm drain.
There were no injuries, and firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze. It was not immediately known what caused the fire or how it was started.
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