Incident number:  9288540            Date:  Dec. 12, 2009            Time of call:  2:27 a.m.

Type of call:  Townhome Fire

Correct address: 4244 Brockton Green Court (Lamb/Charleston)               CLV Ward:  3

Name:  Charleston Village Green                                        Parcel:  140-31-816-034
                                
Zip:   89110                        District/Phantom: 2428-89                   Number of alarms: One

Building type: Residential Townhome                  Number of stories:  One                  Units:   2

Size:   1,285 sq ft                                           When built:   1973    
                           
Construction type: Wood frame/stucco              Smoke alarms:  No         Sprinklers: No        

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

Any injuries: No              How many:          Type: 
 
Damage estimate: $70,000 
                       
Description of damage:  Two rooms in rear of house gutted, smoke damage throughout rest of unit, firewall stopped fire from entering adjoining townhome, it had a smoke odor.

Cause of incident:  Space heater too close to sofa

American Red Cross: Yes            Pets:  None known     Status of pets:  
  
General information about the incident:   All seven family members were asleep in the master bedroom that contained a sofa with an electric space heater next to it. Adults were awaken by the children screaming the sofa was on fire. They all evacuated the home safely and alerted neighbors to evacuate also. Heavy fire and smoke was showing from the bedroom when firefighters arrived. The fire was quickly extinguished. There were no injuries. The father stated that there was a space heater next to the sofa where he saw the fire. The family received assistance from the American Red Cross and the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Foundation. The family is staying with family members who live down the street until their insurance company can make arrangements for temporary housing. The home where they are staying tonight did not have smoke alarms in it; Las Vegas Fire & Rescue provided the home with two free smoke alarms before they left the family. There were no reported injuries.