Alpine Motel Apartments owner Adolfo Orozco refused to spend money on maintenance before a deadly fire, the building’s manager told police.
Residents who were victims in the Alpine Apartment Fire on Dec. 21 recall what happened and some of the struggles they are facing after six months. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
RJ investigations reporter talks about the federal investigation that included the Alpine Motel and its owner as well as whether the city failed to do inspections because of the probe.
Attorneys speak on residents wanting their personal belongings returned to them and how long the process will take to return them safely.
The Las Vegas City Council discuss the potential new inspection rules after the Alpine Fire that occurred in December.
MedicWest paramedic Miranda Smith describes the the scene when first responders arrived at the Alpine Motel Apartments fire.
The Review- Journal Investigations team talks about the ongoing criminal investigation regarding the Alpine Motel Fire and the more than 40 fire code violations that contributed to the blaze.
Family members and friends say their final farewells to Don Bennett, a maintenance man and hero of the Alpine Motel Apartments fire, following a funeral service at Heritage Mortuary on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, in North Las Vegas.
Tenant of the Alpine Motel Charles Couch shares his gratefulness for assistance and an update after the fire, at SHARE Village Las Vegas in Las Vegas on Monday, Dec. 30, 2019. Elizabeth Page Brumley/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @EliPagePhoto
Las Vegas resident Don Walford said he took a photo of a rear door to the Alpine Motel Apartments bolted shut roughly four weeks ago. The matter was reported to the city of Las Vegas and a few days later Walford walked by the door and noticed the bolts had been taken off the rear door.
Approximately six weeks later, he saw on the news that six people had died in a fire at the Alpine Motel Apartments. He went to the scene and notified a fire investigator of what he’d observed previously regarding the rear door of the Alpine. He said that a fire investigator told him that the door was blocked at the time of the fire.
Veterans Village brought Christmas cheer to a family displaced from the Alpine Motel fire by giving them food and gifts.
City of Las Vegas is opening Dula Gym to help families displaced after Saturday’s deadly Alpine Motel apartment fire. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye