2 Clark County firefighters hospitalized after battling fire
Two Clark County firefighters were hospitalized after battling a blaze at a single-story townhouse at Desert Inn and Sandhill roads in east Las Vegas, Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2017. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Two Clark County firefighters were hospitalized after battling a blaze at a single-story townhouse at Desert Inn and Sandhill roads in east Las Vegas, Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2017. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Two Clark County firefighters were hospitalized after battling a blaze at a single-story townhouse at Desert Inn and Sandhill roads in east Las Vegas, Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 12, 2017. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Updated September 12, 2017 - 2:18 pm
Two Clark County firefighters were hospitalized after battling a blaze in the east valley Tuesday afternoon.
The Clark County Fire Department received a call at 12:41 p.m. about a fire at a single-story townhouse at 3737 E. Desert Inn Road, near Sandhill Road, department Deputy Chief Kelly Blackmon said in a statement.
Both firefighters faced injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
About 34 fire personnel responded to the blaze. The fire’s cause was unknown and damage estimates were pending. NV Energy Inc. was requested to the scene of the fire.
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