North Las Vegas man critically burned in apartment fire
One man was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday morning after an apartment fire in North Las Vegas.
The North Las Vegas Fire Department received reports of a fire at 6:50 a.m. When crews arrived, the firefighters found a two-story apartment in flames on the 3500 block of Civic Center Drive, near East Gowan Road.
The man, described as being in his 30s or 40s, was taken to University Medical Center’s trauma unit in critical condition, the department said.
The Fire Department determined the apartment unit to be a complete loss, with damage estimated near $75,000.
The fire’s cause and origin of the blaze remained under investigation, but the Fire Department said the blaze’s start appeared to be accidental.
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