No one hurt in house fire near Rancho, Oakey
The Las Vegas Fire Department has extinguished a house fire near Rancho Drive and Oakey Boulevard.
The department tweeted about the fire, located at 2504 Callita Court, about 12:25 p.m. Thursday, saying heavy flames and smoke were showing from the attic of the one-story house.
About seven minutes later, the department said that the conditions of the fire were worsening.
The fire department posted to Twitter at about 1:15 p.m. that the fire had been put out with extensive damage to the house but no injuries. One person was displaced.
Two dogs lived at the home but were not injured, the fire department said.
What was showing when crews went defensive from offensive. PIO1 pic.twitter.com/614I7RJQKw
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) February 2, 2017
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UPDATE: Heavy fire conditions, 2 ladders flowing, roof collapse, people & pets reported out, no inj's, 2 more engines requested. PIO1 pic.twitter.com/xMPMTFXJ2n
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) February 2, 2017
UPDATE: 12:11PM. 2504 Callita Ct fire is OUT, hitting hotspots, extensive dmg to house, no inj's, 1 person displaced, cause U/I PIO1 pic.twitter.com/Ok0Z2InC60
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) February 2, 2017
Reporter Rachel Hershkovitz contributed to this article. Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Follow @lawrenlinehan on Twitter.
