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19 Displaced By Wind-Fanned Apartment Fire In Las Vegas

Authorities say 19 people were displaced by a fast-moving fire that was fanned by wind and heavily damaged one building and scorched outside walls of two others at a Las Vegas apartment complex.

 

Las Vegas Fire and Rescue says approximately 75 firefighters responded to the blaze Tuesday afternoon. No injuries were reported.

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Cause of the fire is under investigation but witnesses told the fire department that the fire started on the outside balcony of a second-floor unit.

 

Several units were burned, and the American Red Cross was assisting the 14 adults and five children who were displaced. Damage was estimated at $500,000.