Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

One hospitalized, four displaced after Saturday fire

A man and a child were injured trying to fight a fire in a two-story North Las Vegas condominium this morning, fire officials said.

The man was hospitalized in stable condition and the child was treated at the scene, officials said. Two adults, two children and two dogs were displaced.

Crews were dispatched about 11:45 a.m. to the 4900 block of Blue Rose Street, near Losee and Washburn roads, officials said. There they encountered heavy smoke and flames billowing from a garage.

The occupants of the condo, family of the man and the boy, told firefighters that they had been trying to contain the fire when they were injured, officials said.

Damage was estimated at $50,000 and the Southern Nevada chapter of the American Red Cross was helping the family, officials said.

"The Fire Department always recommends that if a fire gets out of control that residents call 911 and not place themselves in jeopardy," officials said in a statement. "We can always replace property."

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