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Incident number:9227110 Date: Sept. 27, 2009 Time of call: 9:50 a.m.
Type of call: Apartment Fire
Correct address: 1520 S. Casino Center Blvd. (Wyoming/Main) CLV Ward: 3
Name: Casino Center Apartments
Zip: 89104 District/Phantom: 2525-42 Number of alarms: One
Building type: Multi-Family-Residential Number of stories: Two Units: 20
Construction type: Wood Frame/Stucco Smoke alarms: Unknown Sprinklers: No
Number of occupants: Adults: One Teens (18-13): None Children: One
Any injuries: Yes How many : Four Type: Two-Smoke inhalation, one breathing problem (asthmatic condition), one person fell while evacuating and hurt their face. All were treated and released on scene. The occupant was later taken to the hospital for a medical condition that was aggravated by the incident.
Damage estimate: $50,000 Description of damage: One apartment completed gutted, all contents destroyed, unit next door moderate fire damage. Two units downstairs had water damage, one of the units was vacant.
Cause of incident: Child playing with a barbecue lighter.
American Red Cross: Yes Two adults/One child Pets: None Status of pets:
Assistance was also provided by the Las Vegas Fire & Rescue Foundation.
General information about the incident: Multiple calls into 9-1-1 that an apartment building was on fire, firefighters could see a column of black smoke in the sky as they left the station. Heavy flames and smoke showing from an upstairs apartment when firefighters arrived. Even with heavy fire conditions, firefighters were able to bring the fire under control in less than 10 minutes and confine most of the damage to the apartment of origin. Approximately 35 people were evacuated from the apartment building, which has 20 units and was built in 1963. One person was injured when they fell and hurt their face during the evacuation prior to the fire department’s arrival. The fire has been ruled accidental, the result of a child playing with a lighter that set a couch on fire while she was watching TV and her father was asleep. She was upset about what she did and was sorry. When she admitted doing it, her father was so upset, that it aggravated a pre-existing medical condition and he had to be transported to the hospital for treatment. The family of two lost everything. Other residents were able to return to their apartments within the hour.
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