A three-alarm fire that burned overnight for almost an hour in one of the oldest shopping centers in northwestern Las Vegas is under investigation this morning.
Passersby called the fire department about 1:46 a.m., said Tim Szymanski, spokesman for the Las Vegas Fire Department. As firefighters responded from a nearby station, they could see flames and smoke in the center of the Twin Lakes Plaza Shopping Center at North Rancho Road and West Washington Avenue, which was built in 1954, Szymanski said.
The flames and smoke spread from the center of the shopping center at 1036 W. Washington Ave. and a second alarm was called, Szymanski said. The fire continued to expand, and a third alarm sounded, he said.
Firefighters were able to stop the flames from spreading through the entire shopping center, Szymanski said.
However, a total of seven stores were involved in the fire, he said. Two stores were completely gutted of the four that were heavily damaged by the flames, Szymanski said. Three stores had light to moderate damage, he said.
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
Story by Las Vegas Sun / Newstip submitted by FF Caswell, Las Vegas Fire and Rescue
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