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StumbleArson ruled cause of fire that destroyed 7 stores
Blaze results in $1 million in damages to shopping center
Store owners assess the damage after a blaze destroyed seven businesses at the Twin Lakes Plaza Shopping Center at North Rancho Road and West Washington Avenue.
Published Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 | 7:56 a.m.
Updated Friday, Nov. 21, 2008 | 1:16 p.m.
A three-alarm fire that burned overnight for almost an hour in one of the oldest shopping centers in northwestern Las Vegas has been ruled an arson.
The fire burned through seven stores before firefighters brought it under control. Damage was estimated at $1 million, said Tim Szymanski, spokesman for the Las Vegas Fire Department.
Passersby called the fire department at about 1:46 a.m. As firefighters responded from a nearby station, they could see flames and smoke coming from the center of the Twin Lakes Plaza Shopping Center at North Rancho Road and West Washington Avenue, which was built in 1954, Szymanski said.
The flames and smoke spread from the center of the shopping center at 1036 W. Washington Ave., and a second alarm was called. The fire continued to expand, and a third alarm sounded, he said.
Fire investigators believe the fire started in a shoe store in the shopping plaza.
Firefighters were able to stop the flames from spreading through the entire shopping center, Szymanski said.
Seven stores were involved in the fire. Two stores were gutted of the four that were heavily damaged by flames, Szymanski said. Three stores had light to moderate damage.
No one was injured.
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It says that there were no
injuries, but there was. Two parakeetes
died in one of the stores. But not because
of the fire but because of the
smoke.
If you know something
about this fire please
post