A fire engulfs wetlands park near Sam Boyd Stadium on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Vegas88s
A fire as seen from Green Valley High School in Henderson engulfs a section of Clark County Wetlands Park on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal @Vegas88s
A fire engulfs a section of Clark County Wetlands Park on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal @Vegas88s
A fire engulfs a section of Clark County Wetlands Park on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal @Vegas88s
A helicopter spotlight cuts through the smoke of a fire at Clark County Wetlands Park on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal @Vegas88s
A fire engulfs wetlands park near Sam Boyd Stadium on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal @Vegas88s
A brush fire at Clark County Wetlands Park produced large plumes of smoke visible throughout much of the valley Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Henderson. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
A brush fire at Clark County Wetlands Park produced large plumes of smoke visible throughout much of the valley Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Henderson. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
A brush fire at Clark County Wetlands Park produced large plumes of smoke visible throughout much of the valley Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Henderson. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
A brush fire at Clark County Wetlands Park produced large plumes of smoke visible throughout much of the valley Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Henderson. Rachel Aston Las Vegas Review-Journal @rookie__rae
A fire at Wetlands Park is seen on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. Lidia Thevenot
Smoke from a fire at Wetlands Park is seen from west of the Strip, near 215 and Tropicana Ave. on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. Las Vegas Review-Journal
Smoke from a fire at Wetlands Park is seen from Green Valley High School on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. Sam Gordon Las Vegas Review-Journal
A brush fire at Clark County Wetlands Park produced large plumes of smoke visible throughout much of the valley Tuesday evening, according to county fire officials.
It is unclear what started the fire in east Las Vegas. Dispatch logs show the fire was reported at 5:22 p.m.
As of 3 a.m. Wednesday the fire was about 50 percent contained, according to crews who were still working to put the blaze out.
The fire is not threatening any buildings, the Clark County Fire Department said. Bureau of Land Management officials were called in to assist in battling the blaze.
The fire is holding at six to 10 acres, according to Fire Chief Greg Cassell.
Crews will remain the scene throughout the night and into Wednesday afternoon, he said.
No injuries were reported Tuesday night. No other information was immediately available.
