Las Vegas Sun

April 18, 2024

Henderson home catches fire, displacing residents

House fire

Three people were displaced from their Henderson home after it caught fire from an electrical wiring malfunction around 4:45 p.m. today.

Henderson Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Gibson said one of the home’s occupants noticed the fire and reported it. Henderson firefighters arrived at the two-story home near Carnegie Drive and Horizon Ridge Parkway and located the fire on the first floor.

Gibson said firefighters extinguished the flames quickly. The fire caused $40,000 in damage to the home. No one was injured.

Gibson said fire investigators later determined the fire was accidental, stemming from an electrical wiring malfunction.

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