Media Release

 

Wednesday, November 04, 2009
For Immediate Release
Fire & Rescue

Contact: Tim Szymanski
Telephone: 303-2993

 

Fire Damages Northwest Las Vegas Home

 

Incident number:  9258672            Date:  Nov. 4, 2009            Time of call: 9:52 a.m.

Type of call:  House Fire

Correct address:  8624 Water Bucket Ave. (U.S. 95/Farm Road)                      CLV Ward: 6

Name:  Spring Mountain Ranch Unit 57                                           Parcel:  125-08-814-026
                                
Zip:   89143                        District/Phantom: 1316-97                 Number of alarms:  One

Building type: Single Family  - Residential        Number of stories: Two         Units:  

Size: 1595 sq. ft                      When built:  2003 
                           
Construction type: Wood Frame/Stucco     Smoke alarms: Yes         Sprinklers:  No        

Number of occupants:  Adults:  Four           Teens (18-13): None        Children: Four

Any injuries: No              How many : None         Type: 
 
Damage estimate: $120,000
                       
Description of damage:  One upstairs bedroom gutted, damage to roof over bedroom window, heavy smoke damage on second floor, odor of smoke on first floor.

Cause of incident:  Undetermined. Started in a bedroom.

American Red Cross: Yes, four adults/four children     Pets:  Yes, unknown number   Status of pets:  OK
  
General information about the incident:   An elderly lady and an adult were home when fire started in an upstairs bedroom.  Adult noticed smoke coming from bedroom under door, opened it, found the room full of smoke, could not see what exactly was on fire.  Elderly lady was in the room, and the person concentrated on getting the woman out of the house.  They were able to get all the pets out of the house.  Fire then broke through a window and started to burn the roof.  Firefighters arrived and quickly brought the fire under control.  The rest of family was either at work or at school.  Exact cause of fire could not be determined.  No injuries.

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