1 person injured, 32 apartments damaged in Harmon Avenue blaze

By CASSANDRA TALOMA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

11 years ago

Clark County firefighters work a two-alarm fire at the American Inn on Harmon Avenue near the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014.(Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A fire burns near the UNLV campus on Wednesday. (Jordan Haas/Special to the Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A fire burns near the UNLV campus on Wednesday. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Clark County firefighters work a two-alarm fire at the Americana Inn on Harmon Avenue near the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014.(Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

People wait outside the scene a two-alarm fire at the Americana Inn on Harmon Avenue near the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014.(Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Clark County Fire Department responded to a south valley apartment fire Wednesday that damaged 32 units and injured one person.

The fire department responded just before 4 p.m. to the Americana Apartments at 335 E. Harmon Ave., on Harmon Avenue near Paradise Road.

The fire began in a first-floor unit and extended all the way to the attic above the second floor, Clark County Deputy Fire Chief Jon Klassen said. Crews cut holes in the roof and attacked from the ground to stop the blaze.

One person was taken to the hospital with injuries.

The cause of the fire and damage estimate were still under investigation Wednesday night.

Reporter Annalise Little contributed to this report.

Contact reporter Cassandra Taloma ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381.