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Kitchen fire displaces 4 in northwest Las Vegas

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By Glenn Puit / Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 18, 2020 - 5:14 am

Four people were displaced by a house fire in northwest Las Vegas early Wednesday.

The fire was reported at 2:43 a.m. at 8404 Orchard Ridge Ave., near North Durango Drive and West Alexander Road.

Firefighters found a fire in a kitchen of a single-story residence. The fire was quickly extinguished, but the home was no longer livable.

No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. The Red Cross was assisting those displaced.

Contact Glenn Puit at gpuit@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0390. Follow @GlennatRJ on Twitter.

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