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Firefighters warn of post-flood electrical fires, call for evacuation of 45 southeast valley homes

The Clark County Fire Department is going door to door in a southeast valley neighborhood asking residents to leave their homes because flooding may have damaged their electrical systems.

The warning covers 45 homes near Walton Heath Avenue and Moortown Street, east of Nellis Boulevard and south of Sahara Avenue. Firefighters are concerned about the possibility of electrical fires.

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