Sunset Park brush fire quickly put out by Clark County firefighters
A large brush fire broke out about 10 a.m. Friday at Sunset Park and sent up a plume of smoke that was visible across the Las Vegas Valley. was quickly extinguished by the Clark County Fire Department.
The blaze at the northeast corner of the sprawling park burned several acres. Clark County Fire Department crews quickly extinguished it before it could spread to homes on the eastern edge of the park.
The cause was unknown.
Deputy Fire Chief Jen Wyatt described the blaze as a “brush and grass fire” east of the park police substation. The department responded with four engines, two rescue trucks and two battalion chiefs.
Angela Aultman said she was taking a walk with a friend when they saw “extreme flames shooting up” from the park near Eastern Avenue and Sunset Road.
“We’ve just been kind of watching the show so far as it goes,” Aultman said as she watched firefighters finish off the flames. “(I) called 911 and it had been reported. From there we just kind of watched these heroes in action.”
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