Vacant house catches fire twice in downtown Las Vegas
A vacant house caught fire twice Friday morning in downtown Las Vegas, according to the Las Vegas Fire Department.
The fire department tweeted about 6:30 a.m. that there was heavy fire in the attic of the house, located at 310 N. 8th St. The same house had previously caught fire about 2 a.m.
No injuries were reported and no one was found inside either time the house caught fire.
The second fire began due to an ember that was left burning from the previous fire, Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski said. The official cause of the first fire is unknown.
Firefighters put out the second fire about 7:30 a.m.
Contact Dana Rutkin at drutkin@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @danadrutkin on Twitter.
8th St UPDATE: Fire is OUT, was extension of first fire, workers were still on scene and saw it flare up in attic. Most likely hidden ember. pic.twitter.com/92bSR7SrSU
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) August 18, 2017
2>>> crews putting water on fire. No inj's reported. Fire started originally at 2:03AM. PIO1. Photo from 2:03AM. pic.twitter.com/NsqjuZYoU6
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) August 18, 2017
