Henderson house fire fills morning sky with steep plume of smoke

The Henderson Fire Department spent hours trying to douse a fire at a vacent home Friday morning in the far south valley.

Firefighters responded about 1:40 a.m. after a passerby reported the fire at the corner of Welpman Way and Battista Lane, near Volunteer Boulevard and Executive Airport Drive, according to HFD spokeswoman Kathleen Richards.

A massive plume of smoke spilled out from the boarded-up house as crews battled the blaze, engulfing firefighters every time the wind shifted.

Richards said no one was injured, but the building collapsed during the fire. Crews were still at the scene at 6 a.m.

There were no hydrants near the house, so the Clark County Fire Department stepped in to help shuttle water from a hydrant further south on Volunteer Boulevard up to the scene.

The cause of the fire is undetermined, but it caused an estimated $200,000 in damage, she said.

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