Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Electrical fire causes damage at school

An electrical fire today caused minor damage to the roof of Pittman Elementary School.

About 7:35 a.m., Las Vegas firefighters were called to the school at 6333 Fargo Ave., near Washington Avenue and Jones Boulevard, where they found a roof overhang on fire.

Firefighters extinguished it within a few minutes.

The cause was a faulty electrical light, officials said. The school was evacuated and no one was injured.

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