Vacant Las Vegas apartment complex has 2nd fire in a week
Las Vegas firefighters are investigating a two-alarm fire Saturday morning in two vacant apartment buildings near downtown Las Vegas.
The boarded-up vacant Tree Line Park Apartment buildings at 901 W. McWilliams Ave., near H Street, have been the site of several fires in the past, Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski said Saturday.
The fire was first reported about 10 a.m. and was knocked down just before 11:20 a.m., the department said. A squatter was found in one of the vacant buildings, but walked away from the fire uninjured. Firefighters reported that several squatters were seen leaving the buildings as they arrived on scene to fight the fire, he said.
UPDATE: McWilliams Ave fire is OUT, looking for hotspots, 2 Bldg s involved, crews picking up, no inj's, cause-U/I, PIO1 pic.twitter.com/A6skuCJhCs
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) October 28, 2017
Most recently, the same vacant buildings went up in flames early Oct. 22. The Fire Department found an attic fire about 2 a.m. that was “quickly spreading” throughout one of the buildings. Last week’s fire caused extensive damage to the building, but no one was injured.
INFO: TOC: 2:00AM 901 W McWilliams Ave 2-alarm fire in vacant Treeline Park Apt complex -OUT, no inj's, squatters, crews picking up >>>> pic.twitter.com/T7T6q1hyjy
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) October 22, 2017
Another fire at the site was reported July 7 and again on July 10, when fire crews found heavy flames and smoke in one of the buildings.
The fire’s cause is under investigation, the Fire Department said in a statement. Damage is not yet estimated. Firefighters from North Las Vegas and Clark County fire departments assisted at the fire.
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