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Dog dies in central Las Vegas house fire that displaces 4 residents

Updated May 15, 2020 - 4:10 pm

A dog died in a house fire on Friday in the central Las Vegas Valley, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.

Fire crews were called about 11:20 a.m. to a fire on the 200 block of Philadelphia Avenue, near Industrial Road and Wyoming Avenue, according to a Twitter post from the department. Firefighters found a one-story home engulfed with “heavy fire.”

No injuries were reported, but a dog died in the fire. Three adults and one child were displaced, the fire department said.

The cause of the fire remained under investigation Friday afternoon. Further information was not immediately available.

Contact Katelyn Newberg at knewberg@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0240. Follow @k_newberg on Twitter.

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