House fire in southeast Las Vegas forces displaces 3 people
Three people were displaced after a fire in their townhome at 4037 Great Plains Way early Tuesday morning, Sept. 20, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)
Three people had to leave their townhome after a Tuesday morning house fire in southeast Las Vegas.
Crews with the Clark County Fire Department responded to the fire at 3:09 a.m. at 4037 Great Plains Way, near U.S. Highway 95 and Flamingo Road. The fire was knocked down by 3:23 a.m., according to Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Buchanan.
He said the fire department found smoke spewing from the attic of the one-story townhouse.
The American Red Cross was assisting two adults and a child displaced after the fire.
Nobody was hurt, Buchanan said, and the damage to the house was estimated to be about $40,000.
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