Henderson Fire Department douses brush fire
This image posted on the Henderson Fire Department’s Twitter account shows a brush fire near Galleria Drive at Weston Ridge Street. (Henderson Fire Department)
Henderson Fire Department is responding to a brush fire near Galleria Drive and Weston Ridge Street. (Carri Geer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Smoke from a brush fire near Galleria Drive and Weston Ridge Street is seen from the intersection of Blue Diamond Road and Jones Boulevard in Las Vegas. (Janna Karel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Henderson Fire Department is responding to a brush fire near Galleria Drive and Weston Ridge Street. (Carri Geer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Henderson Fire Department is responding to a brush fire near Galleria Drive and Weston Ridge Street. (Carri Geer/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Emergency vehicles respond to a brush fire near Galleria Drive at Weston Ridge Street in Henderson, Monday, July 31, 2017. Laura Schwed Las Vegas Review-Journal.
A brush fire near Galleria Drive at Weston Ridge Street in Henderson, Monday, July 31, 2017. Laura Schwed Las Vegas Review-Journal.
People watch a brush fire near Galleria Drive at Weston Ridge Street in Henderson, Monday, July 31, 2017. Laura Schwed Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Updated August 1, 2017 - 6:29 am
A brush fire in Henderson created a large plume of smoke Monday evening.
The fire, reported about 6 p.m. Monday, was near Galleria Drive and Westin Ridge Street, the Henderson Fire Department said. It was doused about 7:30 p.m.
Because the blaze wasn’t close to any structures, it didn’t threaten any homes, Henderson Fire Department spokeswoman Kathleen Richards said.
The cause and exact size of the fire were unavailable.
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