1 dead in Las Vegas apartment blaze; 3rd fire fatality in less than a week

A person died Wednesday afternoon in a fire at a southwest Las Vegas apartment complex.

The fire was reported just before 5 p.m. at Tides on Duneville, at 5055 Duneville St., according to the Clark County Fire Department.

Firefighters reported seeing light smoke and no fire when they arrived at the two-story dwelling, but a search discovered a fatality.

Crews conducted a forcible entry and performed the search. Firefighters extinguished the fire and confined it to a single unit.

No other patients or injuries were reported.

Occupants from three adjacent units were displaced for a short period of time while the scene was examined and processed.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

The death marked the third fire-related fatality in Las Vegas since Sunday.

On Sunday, a fire at the Riverbend Village Apartments killed 23-year-old Vincent Herrera and his boyfriend, 24-year-old Kameron Moore.

On June 6, 2023, a fire destroyed a building at the Tides on Charleston complex and damaged two others. Six residents and one firefighter were injured, 18 people were displaced and 26-year-old David Phlong was found dead in his apartment.

It was at least the third major fire at the West Charleston Boulevard complex since 2020.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com.