One firefighter injured as blazes punctuate weekend

Monday, April 19, 2004 | 9:39 a.m.

Several residents across the valley were displaced by separate fires on Sunday, but there were no major injuries, fire officials said.

Clark County Fire Department firefighters responded to a two-alarm blaze shortly before 5 p.m. on Sunday in an apartment complex in the 5100 block of East Tropicana Avenue, near Nellis Boulevard.

Two apartments sustained smoke and water damage, Clark County Fire Department spokesman Bob Leinbach said. There were no injuries, but four families were displaced.

The damage was estimated at $400,000, and the cause appeared to be a child playing with matches or a lighter in a downstairs apartment. The investigation was continuing, Leinbach said.

About 4 a.m. on Sunday six units were evacuated at an apartment complex at 9457 Las Vegas Boulevard South near Silverado Ranch Boulevard, fire officials said. There were no injuries, although two people were treated for smoke inhalation, one also with minor burns.

The fire was believed to have been accidental and caused $150,000 damage, Leinbach said.

They were two of five fires over the weekend.

On Saturday Las Vegas and North Las Vegas fire units responded to several calls of smoke coming from a two-story house in the 7200 block of Buglehorn Street about 1:20 p.m., Las Vegas Fire Department Deputy Chief Jeff Morgan said.

The house was unoccupied. The fire appeared to have started in the northeastern portion of an upper floor or attic, Morgan said. The estimated loss was $150,000.

One firefighter was injured while battling the blaze and was taken to University Medical Center. The cause of the fire had not been determined.

Las Vegas and Clark County fire units responded to a report of smoke coming from the roof of a paint shop in the 2000 block of Western Avenue about 8:10 p.m. Friday.

Firefighters forced their way into the shop in a one-story mixed-use commercial building and discovered a small fire near some machinery in a paint booth.

The fire was doused by a halogen fire suppression system. No cause of damage estimate has been determined.

No one was in the building and there were no injuries.

An apparently accidental fire Friday morning caused an estimated $100,000 in damage at a two-story home in the 1700 block of Buttermilk Drive near Valle Verde Drive and Windmill Parkway in Henderson, Fire Department Battalion Chief Robert Maroney said.

There were no injuries to the home's occupants or to firefighters.