Vacant home in central Las Vegas heavily burned

A vacant home burns in the 200 block of Elm Street in central Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. (Las Vegas Fire Department)

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By Glenn Puit Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 22, 2020 - 8:04 am

Updated July 22, 2020 - 8:48 am

A vacant home was damaged by fire early Wednesday in central Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski said that firefighters were called to a home in the 2000 block of Elm Avenue, near Bonanza Road and Eastern Avenue, at 3:46 a.m. Firefighters found the residence fully involved in flames.

Szymanski said there was heavy damage to the residence but no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Contact Glenn Puit by email at gpuit@reviewjournal.com. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter.

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