2nd fire in a month breaks out at Las Vegas area park
Clark County Wetlands Park caught fire for the second time in a month Wednesday evening.
Fire crews responded around 7 p.m. to a “300 yard by 50 foot fire” on the east side of the Las Vegas Wash along the wash’s bank near the Duck Creek Trailhead, according to the Clark County Fire Department.
The brush fire burned approximately 2.1 acres, the department said Thursday. Firefighters from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has remained on the scene to monitor the area where the fire occurred and mop up any hot spots.
The fire was likely human-caused, but how it started is undetermined, the department said.
On March 31, a fire, fueled by strong winds, broke out at the park and burned an estimated 34 acres. Clark County said last week that the fire was “human-caused.”
Contact Taylor Lane at tlane@reviewjournal.com.
