Two-Alarm Fire Damages Downtown Business – Jan. 24
Fire Sprinklers Stopped The Fire From Spreading
A downtown business was damaged by fire early Thursday morning. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. There were no reported injuries to first responders on scene.
The first call came in at 4:12 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, that there was an outside fire along the railroad tracks in the 800 block of W. Bonanza Road. Firefighters had to gain access along the railroad track entering from City Parkway. The fire was to the rear of large commercial building at 835 W. Bonanza Road. A set of wooden stairs at a back door of the building was on fire, it appeared the fire was outside the building.
At approximately 4:30 a.m. a fire alarm was received from the commercial building at 835 W. Bonanza Road. Another fire unit was dispatched to investigate, when the unit arrived it was discovered it was the same location where the firefighters were working along the railroad track at the rear of the building. Suspecting the fire might have spread to the interior of the building, a full first alarm assignment was dispatched to the scene.
Firefighters forced entry into the building and found the building full of smoke. Firefighters also noticed the fire sprinklers were activated which indicated a fire must be inside the building. A second alarm was then dispatched.
When firefighters cut a hole in the roof to let smoke out, the interior quickly cleared of smoke and it was found the fire was in the attic area being held in check by fire sprinklers. The remaining fire was quickly extinguished.
The fire burned the rear stairs, damaged a rear door and the attic/roof of the building. Damage was estimated at $100,000.
Fire investigators believe the fire started outside at or under the wooden steps at the rear door.
Fire investigators also received information that shortly before the fire was reported, a woman was picked up near the scene by a private ambulance and taken to the hospital with burns. The person is homeless and investigators a looking into whether or not that person has a connection with the fire.
Photos of the incident are on the department's Facebook: www.facebook.com/LasVegasFD
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E201,1,3,106, T1, R201, EMS1, AR1, B1,5, PIO1, 6i3,4,8,9
E4,10,50, T8, R301, B2
Incident: 9029143
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