Two people were displaced after a fire caused heavy damage to a home near downtown at 1403 South 6th St. on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Smoke from an electrical fire at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip, Monday, Oct. 21, 2019. (Jennifer Marcial)
Walker Furniture donated new mattresses to all 30 Clark County firehouses in the Las Vegas Valley, starting today with Station 22. (Mat Luschek/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue Public Education and Information Officer, Tim Szymanski, speaks about fire prevention week. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Clark County firefighters held a fire prevention and safety event at Ann T. Lynch Elementary School in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
One person was displaced early Tuesday morning after a fire at a central valley apartment complex.
The fire was called in about 3:30 a.m. at the Lantana Apartments at 1200 S. Torrey Pines Drive, near Charleston Boulevard.
Firefighters at first believed that blaze started with an air conditioning unit on the roof.
But investigators later said the fire started in a deep pile of pine tree needles and the AC unit had been turned off for repairs. No injuries were reported, and the fire was out within about 30 minutes.
One person was displaced early Tuesday morning after a fire at a central valley apartment complex.
The fire was called in about 3:30 a.m. at the Lantana Apartments at 1200 S. Torrey Pines Drive, near Charleston Boulevard.
The fire started with an air conditioning unit on the roof of a building in the complex. The fire didn’t extend to the inside of the building, but one of the apartments was damaged by smoke and water.
No injuries were reported, and the fire was out within about 30 minutes.
Clark County Fire Department crews responded to a house fire in east Las Vegas Thursday morning. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Las Vegas Fire Department responded to reports of a fire around 11:20 Tuesday night at 4516 Mark Ave. A fire started in the back yard and spread up the back side of the house and into the second floor. Flames and thick, dark smoke billowed from the home. No one inside was injured, but a firefighter did suffer a cut to his hand and was hospitalized. The cause of the fire is not yet known
Two people inside a house at 1590 Glassy Pond Drive were hospitalized after a Thursday morning fire. A neighbor who tried to help also was taken to a hospital. Neighbors were able to help rescue a woman, who was in a wheelchair, but couldn’t get to a man on the second floor.
The man was inside the burning home for “quite a while” before firefighters were able to reach him. He suffered life-threatening injuries. A neighbor trying to get to the second floor to help the man was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. The fire was contained to the second floor and the cause has not yet been determined.
Massive Shopping Mall Fire in Russia Kills More Than 60 People At least 64 children in a shopping center in the Siberian city of Kemerovo were killed. An entire class of schoolchildren reportedly died in the fire. Some of the children called their family to say goodbye, before dying in the fire. “We are burning, perhaps this is goodbye.” A child victim wrote on social media Investigators said there was no alarm and exists were blocked.
A fire on Sunday at the King Richard Court apartments near Russell and Paradise has left 10 people without a home. Even though the fire was contained in 20 minutes, there was enough damage to prevent the 10 from being able to spend the night in their own beds. Nobody was injured and the cause of the fire was not known as of early Monday morning. The American Red Cross of Southern Nevada was on the scene to help those displaced.
A plume of thick, black smoke visible across the Las Vegas Valley rose into the sky late Tuesday afternoon . A brush fire at the Wetlands Park, north of Sam Boyd Stadium, burned between six and 10 acres. The fire was reported around 5:30 p.m. No one was injured and no buildings were destroyed. A crew remained on the scene and as of 3 a.m. Wednesday about 50 percent of the fire had been contained. Firefighters will remain at the park until the fire is fully contained. The cause of the fire was unknown.
Inferno, a show full of magic featuring pyrotechnics, European illusionist Joe Labero and the Fuel Girls, will start its run at the Paris Theater in the Paris hotel-casino beginning Jan. 24.
A firefighter was injured and was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not life threatening when a fire broke out at a strip mall in the southwest Las Vegas Valley Monday night.
The fire was first reported at 10:52 p.m. on the 3400 block of Jones Boulevard, near Desert Inn Road, and as of 1:30 a.m. Tuesday firefighters and police were still at the scene. At least seven businesses were damaged, including a furniture store at the north end of the mall. The strip mall also houses several restaurants, including Fuku Burger, which was on the opposite end from where the fire broke out.
Thursday’s headlines: crews battling fire at Moulin Rouge, Clark County School District receive unsubstantiated threats of school shooting, Las Vegas Strip shooter shoots jet fuel tanks
Firefighters are fighting a two-alarm blaze early Thursday morning. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Tuesday headlines: man dies at Burning Man, woman rescued from I-15 overpass, California woman found in Henderson. Elaine Wilson/Las Vegas Review-Journal.
1. 50-0. Floyd Mayweather beat Conor McGregor by knockout in the 10th round Saturday night. McGregor impressed in early round with speed and flurries of punches, but stamina won the day and Mayweather hit his stride in the eighth round. Many celebrities were seen around the arena, including LeBrown James, Mike Tyson, Steve Harvey and more. The fight didn’t start without controversy. Several anxious customers complained when the UFC website went down and customers ordering pay-per-view couldn’t finalize their purchase. Showtime said they would delay the start of the fight, and the fight began shortly after 9 p.m.
2. A fire at the Westgate was quickly extinguished Saturday. Clark County fire responded to the scene around 5:50 p.m. and the Westgate reported that the fire was out by 6:30 p.m. Officials say the fire started on an electrical room on the 12th floor.
3. Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman is known for always having a martini in hand. But what does that mean for taxpayers, who are funding a security team that’s often asked to bring Goodman his favorite drink? And does Goodman’s persona violate the Convention Authority’s drug and alcohol policy?
North Las Vegas Fire Department crews were called at 1:05 a.m. to the two-alarm fire at Zion United Methodist Church on 2108 Revere St.
Clark County Fire Department Chief Greg Cassell explains what caused the fire at Bellagio hotel-casino April 13th. According to officials, the main culprit was a faulty light fixture. (Gabriella Benavidez/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. Part of Las Vegas Boulevard was shut down overnight after a fire on the roof of the Bellagio Hotel. The roof of a few shops near the famed fountain caught fire but burned for under half an hour. Nobody was injured and no hotel rooms were affected. The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
2. Wal-Mart will be investing millions of dollars into 3 Las Vegas Valley properties. Wal-Mart on Serene near Eastern will be remodeled, along with Sam’s Club on Arroyo Crossing Parkway near Rainbow and Sam’s Club on Craig Road near Losee Road. The update and remodels are a part of a wave of renovations by the company.
3. A brothel owner has plans for a Raiders-themed property near Las Vegas. Dennis Hof’s seventh brothel has the planned name of Pirate’s Booty Sports Brothel and says the location could be “the official prostitution provider to one of the NFL’s most storied franchises.”
Firefighter Academy recruits and Clark County Fire Department volunteers do a live fire training exercise.
At least one person was hurt after a propane tank exploded at Vegas Balloon Rides, 4390 Polaris Ave., near the intersection of Harmon Avenue west of the Strip on Tuesday morning.
Las Vegas firefighters battled a blaze at a vacant apartment building at 223 N. 9th St. on Tuesday night.