Car wash catches fire in southwest Las Vegas

By Max Michor Las Vegas Review-Journal

September 1, 2017 - 7:06 am

(Las Vegas Review-Journal)

No one was injured after a car wash caught fire Thursday night in the southwest valley.

The Clark County Fire Department responded just before midnight to the 76 gas station at 8619 W. Flamingo Road, near South Durango Drive, according to Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Buchanan..

Firefighters arriving at the scene found smoke and flames inside the car wash.The fire was put out in about 10 minutes and did not spread, Buchanan said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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