Las Vegas Fire and Rescue
Firefighters battle a blaze at the Stewart Arms Apartments, 230 N. 11th St., on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.
Published Tuesday, May 7, 2019 | 6:15 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, May 7, 2019 | 9 p.m.
A blaze tore through a downtown Las Vegas studio apartment Tuesday afternoon, prompting an evacuation but not injuring anyone, according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.
At about 3:30 p.m., crews rushed to the three-story Stewart Arms Apartments, 230 N. 11th St., where a unit on the second-story floor was fully in flames with heavy smoke billowing from it, officials said.
At one point, additional resources were requested because of reports of residents in the third floor not being able to escape, but the fire was out within 10 minutes, officials said. A person was checked for smoke inhalation as were several others with “pre-existing” conditions, officials said, but no one was hospitalized.
A cause for the fire, which caused about $50,000 in damage and displaced four residents, wasn't known, officials said.
Roughly 75 residents who waited outside while the investigation continued were hit with rain and wind, and officials called a Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada bus to escort them to a shelter.
The affected residents were being helped by the Southern Nevada Chapter of the American Red Cross, officials said. The complex had working fire alarms.
