Brush fire burns 12 acres at Clark County Wetlands Park
For more than three hours early Monday, large plumes of smoke and the glow from a 12-acre fire at the Clark County Wetlands Park blanketed the sky in the eastern Las Vegas Valley.
The large brush fire was first reported about 3:40 a.m. by multiple drivers.
Crews from the Clark County Fire Department and the Bureau of Land Management responded to the fire burning on undeveloped land near Sam Boyd Stadium, according to the Fire Department.
The fire was inaccessible to fire engines, prompting the BLM to bring in hand crews to fight the brush fire on the ground. At about 6:30 a.m., the Fire Department pulled all its resources, allowing the BLM to take over the containment.
The cause of the blaze wasn’t immediately clear, but Deputy Fire Chief Roy Session said brush fires break out “all the time” at the Wetlands Park, and don’t pose much danger to residents other than “some ugly smoke.”
Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Rio Lacanlale contributed to this report.
