Doral Academy on Saddle Avenue evacuated after odor of smoke

Doral Academy at 9625 Saddle Ave., near Flamingo Road and Fort Apache Road, has been evacuated while fire crews investigate an odor of smoke, officials say. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

Doral Academy at 9625 Saddle Ave., near Flamingo Road and Fort Apache Road, has been evacuated while fire crews investigate an odor of smoke, officials say. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

Doral Academy has been evacuated while fire crews investigate an odor of smoke, officials say. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Doral Academy has been evacuated while fire crews investigate an odor of smoke, officials say. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Doral Academy, 9625 Saddle Ave. (Screengrab/Google Street View)

A southwest valley elementary school was briefly evacuated while fire crews investigated the smell of smoke, officials say.

Reports of a fire at the charter school, Doral Academy, 9625 Saddle Ave., near the intersection of Fort Apache and Flamingo roads, came in at 9:50 Tuesday morning, according to Clark County Fire Department Chief Jeff Buchanan.

Responders did not find a fire, but did smell smoke, Buchanan said. The smell came from a light.

The school was evacuated as a precaution, but the children were able to return to class.

Contact Kimberly De La Cruz at kdelacruz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @KimberlyinLV