NEWS: Firefighters were busy overnight Saturday battling several damaging house fires and outdoor fires.
SKY ACROSS THE VALLEY.RED ROCK CASINO, THE PLAZA ANDALSO MULTIPLE SPOTS ACROSSHENDERSON EACH HOLDING THEIROWN BEAUTIFUL FIREWORKS DISPLAYON THE FOURTH.SOME EVEN STREAMING IT FORRESIDENTS TO WATCH AT HOME.BUT THOSE WEREN'T THE ONLYFIREWORKS GOING OFF IN THEVALLEY.WE SPOTTED HUNDREDS OF ILLEGALFIREWORKS GOING OFF AROUND THEVALLEY WITH CHOPPER 13.AND THAT BRIEF MOMENT OFFUN...GIVING FIREFIGHTERS ABUSY NIGHT PUTTING OUT FLAMES.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY IS LIVE WITH DETAILSON THE CHAOS THAT RESULTED.NINA - FIREFIGHTERS WERERUNNING ALL NIGHT LONG TO KEEPUP WITH THEMASSIVE INFLUX OF CALLSCOMING IN FROM PEOPLE NEEDINGHELP FOR FIRES - ALL OVER THEVALLEY.THIS HOME ON MAYDELLE PLACE WASDAMAGED IN LAS VEGAS FIRE ANDRECUE'S JURISDICTION ALONE - -IN JUST A FEW HOURS.THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT THEYFACED - - A GARAGE AT A HOME ONRED BADGE AVENUE CAUGHT FIRE -GUTTING IT - AND DEMOLISHING ACAR.TWO HOMES ROOVES CAUGHT FIRE -ONE NEAR JONES AND OAKEY - THEOTHER BY VEGAS AND BUFFALO.A PALM TREE FIRE LIKELY SPARKEDBY FIREWORKS DESTROYED A CAR BYJONES AND THE 95.IN TOTAL - FIREFIGHTERSRESPONDED TO 146 CALLS FOR FIRESERVICE YESTERDAY - - MOSTLYOUTDOOR FIRES.PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER TIMSZYMANSKI SAYS THE COMBINEDCOMMUNICATIONS CENTER - GOT 14HUNDRED CALLS - - UP FROM ADAILY AVERAGE OF AROUND 925.MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE KICKED OUTOF THEIR HOMES BY THESE FIRES.THE GOOD NEWS - IS LAS VEGASFIRE CREWS DIDN'T REPORT ANYINJURES OVERNIGHT.SEAN DELANCEY - - 13 ACTIONNEWS.ADLIB TOSS TO KELZDRY AND HOT CONDITIONS WILLSTICK AROUND THROUGH THEREMAINDER OF THE
Smoke seen across the valley freeways after 2 car fires. There was also a brush fire put out near Pecos and Warm Springs yesterday..
An active Fourth of July holiday weekend led firefighters to their busiest day of the year in Las Vegas.
Fire crews across the valley are preparing for a very busy weekend. Fire and rescue says this weekend will be an all hands on deck..