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Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010 | 5:42 a.m.
House fire
A house fire caused about $750,000 in damage early Saturday in the western valley, destroying the home about a week after a couple had moved in.
Las Vegas Fire & Rescue responded at 12:19 a.m. to the report of a fire in the Canyon Gate subdivision at 2132 Bay Hill Drive, which is northeast of the intersection of Fort Apache Road and Sahara Avenue. A woman who was alone reported that her fireplace was on fire and the blaze was spreading to the bedroom. She then evacuated the two-story house.
Firefighters noticed the bedroom fireplace was glowing, then flames suddenly broke through the home's roof, fire department spokesman Tim Szymanski said. As firefighters evacuated through the front door, the roof caved in and fell to the first floor in some locations, investigators said.
The fire was brought under control in about 30 minutes. Firefighters also sprayed water on an adjacent home to keep it from catching fire.
Authorities said the couple had moved into the home in the past week and did extensive work to the house before moving in. The natural gas fireplace in the bedroom was used for the first time one night earlier, Szymanski said.
He said the fire likely started in the fireplace and spread to the attic, but investigators want to return in the daylight Saturday before making a final determination. Damage to the home made it too dangerous to enter early Saturday, authorities said. No one was injured.
The attic and the second floor were destroyed and the first floor sustained extensive damage, Szymanski said. The garage and a vehicle sustained water damage.
$750,000 ? I'd like to hear the rest of this story.
Sold to Allstate.
Our next door neighbor's house caught fire just like this. Turned out to be a bird's nest in the chimney that caught fire. They had not used the fireplace for months prior to the fire which gave the birds a great place to build.
Damn birds!
SmarterThanYou:
There are no million dollar homes left in Vegas...or haven't you heard!!
babyboomer You just cant see them from the getto .You should get out more. Get a bus pass if you can afford one.
babyboomer..I happen to live down the road from that home. I can assure you there are still many million dollar homes in this community. After owning a home for only a week, I can only imagine how devastated these poor folks are. As their neighbor, I will offer any assistance I can. Your hurtful accusations only reflect the lack of moral compass that you obviously possess.
I'm not going to feel sorry for rich people losing their property. Their lives, sure, but not their property. I'm sure they are going to be just fine.
And for GrandmaCrabby, I will always have more compassion for 150,000 lives lost and entire communities crumbling than for one rich couple losing a house worth more than the combined annual income of most of the dead people in Haiti.
Your righteous indignation is misplaced and misrepresented here and your comparison is spurious at best.
I am glad the lady and the fire fighters made it out alive and uninjured.People work hard to gain in their lives.Some are more fortunate than others nether the less these homeowners are people to and I feel sorry for them Yes it was just a house that could be rebuilt but they lost their personal effects and I am sure some memories they had built together It is ahsame their are so many people jealous of those who are more forunate and have the nerve to post derogatory comments on here.Maybe this attitude is why they are less succesful and have miserable lives
"... What's next, are you going to fly to Haiti to insult the victims of the earthquake? ..." GrandmaCrabby
Actually Actor(?) Danny Glover has done that already.
Zillow says the house recently sold for $670k. Mmmm
Odeception, 670k....It's no stretch to estimate it at 750k since they moved in a week ago
All of their belongings are very easily worth the other 80k.
What's next, are you going to fly to Haiti to insult the victims of the earthquake?
You can insult them in a couple of months,,, when they all are refugees here... Its the American way... Besides you wont have to fork out airfare to do some insulting.....