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Friday, May 16, 2008
For Immediate Release
Fire & Rescue

Contact: Tim Szymanski
Telephone: 229-0145

 

2-Alarm House Fire Is Under Investigation

 

Incident Number:  8114856                 Date:  May 16, 2008                 Time of call: 8:50 a.m.

Type of Call:  House Fire

Correct address:  6383 Hermes Stable Court  (Farm/Torrey Pines)  Unincorporated Clark County

Name:­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­  Whitehorse Estates

Zip: 89131                    District/Phantom:  1419-66                   Number of Alarms:  Two

Building Type:  House / Residential                        Number of Stories:  One (4, 070 sq ft)

Construction type: Wood frame / stucco            Smoke Alarms: Yes               Sprinklers: No

Number of occupants:  Adults: Two           Teens (18-13)            Children: Two

Any injuries:  No       How many :   None       Type:

Cause of fire:  Under investigation by Clark County Fire Investigators

Damage estimate: Unavailable               Description of damage: Garage gutted

American Red Cross: No                      Pets:  1 dog / 2 lizards                Status of pets: ok ,  with owners

General information about the incident: There were multiple calls about the fire.   No one was home at the time of the fire.  The owner  was  notified  that the burglar alarm  had been activated and headed home.   Neighbors and a Clark County  building  inspector saw smoke and found  the  garage heavily involved with fire.   LVFR and  North Las Vegas Fire Department units arrived to find heavy fire in the garage of the large home.   They stopped the fire before it spread into the living area.  Firefighters found an open door to the rear of the house on arrival.  No injuries  were reported.  Assistance from  the  Red Cross was not needed by the family.

Alarm:  E48,56,55, T9, R56, HR44, WT43, AR1, B4, PIO1, CC904,905

Alarm:  E42,43,53, T6, R55, EMS1, B10, 103,106,108

END ## LVFR/PIO-TRS

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