Apartment fire closes Tropicana at McLeod
Sixty-five firefighters were on scene at an apartment fire that shut down Tropicana at McLeod on Monday. No one was hurt in the fire, but officials said three cats are missing.
Clark County firefighters respond to an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Westbound Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive is closed because of a building fire Monday morning. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Westbound Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive is closed because of a building fire Monday morning, police say. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Westbound Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive is closed because of a building fire Monday morning, police say. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A Clark County firefighter reaches to catch a bottled water after an apartment fire is extinguished at Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
A gutted room is seen as Clark County firefighters respond an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters wait on a rooftop while responding to an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters work on extinguishing an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters work on extinguishing an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters work on extinguishing an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters respond to an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters respond to an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters work on extinguishing an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters work on extinguishing an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters stand and sit for a moment while responding to an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters work on extinguishing an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters respond to an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters respond to an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters respond to an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters respond to an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
Clark County firefighters respond to an apartment fire off of Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive in Las Vegas on March 30, 2015. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Chase Stevens on Twitter at @CSStevensphoto
An apartment complex on Tropicana Avenue near McLeod Drive caught fire Monday morning, sending up a black plume of smoke visible from miles away.
Firefighters said the blaze started in the kitchen of a first-floor kitchen in a unit at 2838 Calle Del Oro, said fired department spokesman
A call about the fire came in at 9:15 a.m. Monday. The flames affected two units in the three-story, multi-family complex and was extinguished about 10 a.m.
No one was hurt in the blaze, but three cats are missing, according to the Clark County Fire Department.
Traffic backed up on westbound Tropicana started flowing again about 10:45 a.m., Buchanan said.
Sixty-five firefighters were on scene, according to Clark County Deputy Fire Chief Roy Session.
Buchanan said an estimate of the damage caused was not available.
Review-Journal photographer Chase Stevens contributed to this report.
Contact Kimberly De La Cruz at kdelacruz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @KimberlyinLV
