Incident number:  0020729           Date:  Jan. 26, 2010            Time of call:  5:53 p.m.

Type of call:  House Fire

Correct address: 3701 Budlong Ave. (US95/Charleston)                 CLV Ward: 3

Name:  Pecos Park Unit 1                                         Parcel:  140-31-311-017
                                
Zip:   89110                             District/Phantom:  2428-71                     Number of alarms: One

Building type: Single Family Residential        Number of stories: One            Units: 

Size:  1,268 sq. ft.                                                               When built: 1970     
                           
Construction type: Wood frame/stucco      Smoke alarms:  Unknown      Sprinklers:  No 

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

Any injuries: Yes              How many:  Two          Type:  Adult male occupant taken to Sunrise Hospital for severe lacerations while escaping the fire; one firefighter taken to UMC for sprain type injury during fire.  Both taken to hospital by Las Vegas Fire & Rescue units.
 
Damage estimate: $85,000
                       
Description of damage:  House is completely gutted, all contents destroyed.

Cause of incident:   Accidental, started on stove in kitchen.

American Red Cross: No, relatives taking care of family.    Pets: Dog Status of pets: Unable to locate.

General information about the incident:  Man was home alone and just had finished eating and then was taking a shower in a rear bathroom.  He heard a loud boom inside the house and left the shower, while walking down the hall he found the house quickly filling with dense smoke.  He dove through a window on the rear of the house cutting himself. 9-1-1 dispatchers received numerous calls about the fire, a column of thick black smoke could be seen from all around the Valley.  Flames were through the roof when firefighters arrived on scene.  The man was taken to the hospital for his injuries.  Fire investigators determined the fire started in a pan on the stove.  The fire spread throughout the house and caused extensive damage.  All contents in the house were destroyed.  One firefighter was also injured during the fire; they were taken to UMC to be checked out.  On Monday, an apartment was also gutted by a kitchen fire causing $50,000 damage and injuring two people including a firefighter.  Cooking fires are the leading cause of fires in Las Vegas as well as across the country.  They are also the leading cause of fire related injuries.