Monday, April 8, 1996 | 11:59 a.m.
An electrical fire today caused minor damage to the roof of Pittman Elementary School.
About 7:35 a.m., Las Vegas firefighters were called to the school at 6333 Fargo Ave., near Washington Avenue and Jones Boulevard, where they found a roof overhang on fire.
Firefighters extinguished it within a few minutes.
The cause was a faulty electrical light, officials said. The school was evacuated and no one was injured.
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