Fire in palm trees spreads to apartment building

Published Mon, Mar 9, 2020 (8:31 a.m.)

Updated Mon, Mar 9, 2020 (11:56 a.m.)

Several palm trees caught fire this morning, with the blaze extending to an adjacent apartment building, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue officials said.

No injuries were reported, but at least four people were displaced from their homes, officials said.

The fire was reported about 8 a.m. in the area of Charleston and Las Vegas boulevard in downtown Las Vegas, officials said. The intensely burning fire spread to the outside and attic of the single-story building with seven studio apartments, officials said.

It took firefighters about 30 minutes to extinguish the blaze, officials said.

The cause of the fire, which did about $10,000 in damage, was under investigation, officials said.

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