Friday, Jan. 2, 2015 | 1:07 p.m.
2100 block of Travis Street near Losee Road
A vacant house in North Las Vegas was destroyed by a fire that broke out Thursday night, fire officials said.
The North Las Vegas Fire Department received a report about 7:20 p.m. of a fire in the 2100 block of Travis Street, located near Losee Road and West Lake Mead Boulevard, according to a news release.
Fire crews on scene found heavy flames and smoke coming from an area near the front of the single-story, single-family house, officials said.
No injuries were reported, and no other structures sustained damage due to the fire.
Crews from the North Las Vegas and Las Vegas fire departments contained the flames in 18 minutes, but the fire had already caused about $185,000 in damage, officials said.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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