Lithium battery truck fire Vegas

Lithium Battery Truck Burns Outside Las Vegas

A fiery crash involving a lithium battery truck and its aftermath shut down part of U.S. Highway 95 on Tuesday.
Fatal Las Vegas apartment fire

No Sprinklers at Site of Deadly Las Vegas Apartment Fire

An apartment complex where a fire claimed two lives did not have automatic sprinklers, according to a Clark County spokesperson.

Mother of Victim in Las Vegas Apartment Fire Recounts Search for Body

A fire in an apartment complex Sunday evening killed two men. Four people were hospitalized for burns and other injuries.
Lithium-ion battery truck crash I-15

Fiery Crash Involving Batteries Shuts Interstate Between Vegas and Los Angeles

The northbound side of Interstate 15 was closed after a big rig carrying lithium batteries overturned and caught fire.

Las Vegas (NV) Fire & Rescue Communication Specialist to Be Honored as ‘Everyday Hero’

On October 6, the American Red Cross of Southern Nevada will hold its annual Everyday Heroes Awards Breakfast. One of the honorees is Anthony Bruno, Las Vegas (NV) Fire & Rescue Communication Specialist.
MGM Grand Fire

From the Fire Engineering Vault: MGM Grand Fire/Monte Carlo Fire

November 21 marks the anniversary of the 1980 MGM Grand Hotel fire in Las Vegas, Nevada, in which 84 guests perished, many from asphyxiation.