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Saturday, July 04, 1998
Nevada briefs
Lakes home
damaged by fire
Las Vegas fire investigators said an accidental fire Friday damaged a home at The Lakes and killed a cat.
Firefighters received the call around 10 a.m. When they arrived at the scene, flames and smoke were showing from the windows of an upstairs bedroom of the house at 3017 Harborside Drive, near West Sahara Avenue and Fort Apache Road.
The two adults and four children who live at the home had escaped safely before firefighters arrived. Firefighters extinguished the flames in less than five minutes.
Fire damage was confined to one bedroom, but heat and smoke damaged areas throughout the rest of the house. Officials estimated the fire caused $12,000 damage.
When the fire started, the mother of the children got them out of the house and returned with a garden hose in an unsuccessful attempt to douse the flames. She and another adult were treated at the scene after suffering slight singing of their hair and eyebrows.
The family's cat died of smoke inhalation. The house had two smoke detectors, but the family told fire officials they did not operate.
Firefighters later found a butane barbecue lighter lying on the floor of the children's bedroom and determined one of them had been playing with the lighter when the fire started.
Las Vegas man
gets Filipino medal
A Las Vegas man received the Philippine Liberation Medal on Friday for fighting to free the island nation during World War II.
U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., presented the award at his Las Vegas office to First Lucci, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was stationed in the Philippines. Reid and his staff put Lucci in contact with Filipino officials to facilitate his application for the medal.
The Philippine government awards this honor to Americans who fought to liberate the nation during World War II.
Tagumpay Nanadiego, head of the Office of Veterans Affairs for the Filipino Embassy, has commended Lucci for "risking his life and limb" for the Filipino people.
Nursing facility
back in busines
The Las Vegas Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, a 79-bed skilled nursing facility owned by Vencor Hospital, has returned to operating at full capacity following a water main break June 15. The break caused flooding at the center at Maryland Parkway and Karen Avenue, and all patients were transferred to other facilities.
Damage was largely limited to administrative areas, according to Jan Dils, district director of case management for Vencor.
The Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center primarily serves older people who receive Medicare benefits.
Lake Tahoe
water chilly
STATELINE -- If you plan on swimming in Lake Tahoe this weekend, be prepared for chilly water.
While Lake Tahoe is never warm, the U.S. Coast Guard says heavy winter snowmelt is keeping the lake even colder than normal.
Temperatures range from the 40s to the 60s.
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