West Las Vegas Home Fire Kills Dog and Sends Resident to Hospital After Casita Blaze Jumps to Adjacent Property
A home fire in west Las Vegas did not stay contained on Tuesday morning. It started in a casita, jumped to the neighboring property, and left one person in the hospital before firefighters could bring it under control.
According to Las Vegas Fire and Rescue, the fire broke out around 11:50 a.m. near Desert Inn Road and Fort Apache Road.
Crews arrived to find fire that had already moved from the home’s casita into an adjacent property. By the time it was over, damage was estimated at $200,000.
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