Fire Damages House In Westside Of Las Vegas
American Red Cross Assisting Family of Four
A family of four escaped their burning Westside home after it caught fire early Friday morning. None of the occupants were injured during the fire. The American Red Cross is assisting those that are displaced.
Firefighters from Las Vegas and North Las Vegas responded to 1916 Leona Street (W Lake Mead Bl / D St) at 8:22 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28 to a reported kitchen fire in a house. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was coming out the front door and there was heavy fire on the rear of a one story wood frame house. Firefighters were advised on arrival that all the occupants were out of the house and unharmed.
It took firefighters about 15 minutes to knockdown the fire and make sure the fire was out.
The occupant of the house told fire investigators that she in a back bedroom awake and came out going toward the kitchen. She said she saw the top of the kitchen stove was on fire. The woman got her three children and they escaped as the fire spread in the kitchen to the living room and outside to the rear patio of the house. That is when firefighters arrived on scene.
The cause of the fire is undetermined, the occupant said they were not cooking this morning.
The fire damaged the kitchen, living room and rear of the house. The rest of the house had smoke damage. Damage is estimated at $75,000.
The American Red Cross is assisting the one adult and three children that live in the house who is displaced.
There were no reported injuries during the incident.
Cooking fires are the leading cause of fires in Las Vegas and the leading cause of fire related injuries. It is recommended that you check your stove several times while awake to ensure it is off and check it before going to bed or leaving home. Take all pans off the stove and set in sink when not cooking so there is no chance a pan left on the stove can catch fire. Never leave food cooking unattended.
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E106,1,201,50, T52, R106,301, CB3, EMS1, AR3, B15, 6i8,9,11
Incident: 0079035
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