Fire damages side, attic of Las Vegas house

About 12:10 a.m., the Las Vegas Fire Department responded to a call at 549 Ellen Way, near Oakey and Las Vegas boulevards.

Two adults inside the house had smelled smoke and gone outside to investigate. They found two trash containers on the side of the house, against a wood siding wall, on fire.

Flames spread up the side of the house and into the attic, causing about $150,000 in damage. The interior of the home was not damaged by the fire, according to the fire department.

What caused the trash containers to catch fire had not been determined. No one was injured in the fire.