Crime & Safety
Firefighters Pull Elderly Man From Rassler Ave. House Fire
Las Vegas Fire & Rescue put out a fire that damaged two homes and caused minor injuries to an elderly man Thursday.

LAS VEGAS, NV - Las Vegas Fire & Rescue is responding to a house fire on Rassler Ave. in which a person was initially trapped inside.
A motorcycle fire extended to a one-story house that firefighters had to remove a person from, Fire & Rescue announced on Twitter Thursday. The fire then extended to a neighboring home, Fire & Rescue said.
UPDATE (12:50 p.m.): Las Vegas Fire & Rescue said on Twitter that the fire has been put out. Two homes were damaged. An elderly man was taken to University Medical Center with a minor hand burn and to be treated for smoke inhalation.
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UPDATE: Fire is OUT, 2 houses damaged, 1 elderly male taken to UMC with small burn to hand and minor smoke inhalation. Crews checking for hotspots, also picking up hoses. PIO1 pic.twitter.com/WvC1FUJoxc
— Las Vegas FireRescue (@LasVegasFD) March 15, 2018
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