Las Vegas apartment complex damaged by fire
A two-alarm fire caused extensive damage to an apartment building in the central Las Vegas Valley Wednesday evening.
Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski said at 8:09 p.m. firefighters were called to the Accent on Rainbow apartments, 6666 W. Washington Ave., near Rainbow Boulevard. They found a fast-moving fire spreading into the attic of a two-story apartment building.
“Several people were fighting the fire using over 20 fire extinguishers,” Szymanski said in a press release. “When firefighters arrived flames were running up the outside wall of a two-story wood frame apartment building with 16 apartment units. The fire was burning into the attic of the building producing a thick smoke.”
It took about 30 minutes to put the fire out. Eight apartments were damaged by both water and fire. A damage estimate was placed at $150,000.
It is believed the fire started outside the building next to a wall. A pile of pine needles were found near where the fire started, but the exact cause wasn’t determined.
The American Red Cross was assisting those displaced by the fire.
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