Firefighters gain control of 3-alarm fire in central Las Vegas
A firefighter was injured fighting a building fire Thursday morning that destroyed a carpet-recycling business in the central Las Vegas Valley.
Clark County Fire Department crews responded about 1 a.m. to 4365 Cameron Ave., near Harmon Avenue and Decatur Boulevard.
“Crews quickly determined that the fire was extensive and integrity of the structure was in question,” the Fire Department said in a release.
Thick gray, smoke billowing from the building was visible from miles away. A small knot of onlookers, phones pointed at a burning piece of debris in a water-filled wash between buildings, backed off and covered their mouths and noses.
Something was burning in the wash. Heard a firefighter tell an onlooker it's likely fuel burning, otherwise the water would extinguish it pic.twitter.com/ZggivsOTwN
— Mike Shoro (@mike_shoro) July 27, 2017
Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Buchanan said firefighters got the blaze under control by about 6:30 a.m., but said they remained concerned that the building may collapse. The roof of the building had caved in and a trailer and shipping container outside the business were also gutted. Crews were still on scene searching for hot spots and assessing the damage at 11 a.m.
Buchanan said one firefighter suffered a minor injury, but was treated and immediately went back to work on the fire.
— Mike Shoro (@mike_shoro) July 27, 2017
Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter. Review-Journal staff photographer Richard Brian contributed to this report.
