LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Firefighters dispatched to a home in east Las Vegas on Monday afternoon discovered a body inside, officials with the Clark County Fire Department confirmed.
A spokesman tells KTNV the fire broke out at approximately 12:34 p.m. at a home in the 6100 block of Yellowstone Avenue, near east Lake Mead Boulevard and Mt. Hood Street.
The initial CCFD Engine arrived to find heavy smoke and fire emitting from the front of the structure. Firefighters also reported that there were vehicles on fire at the rear of the structure.
An interior fire attack was made and one person was found within the structure in one of the front rooms. The person was removed from the structure by the firefighters but did not survive their injuries. A search for additional victims was completed as the fire was extinguished and no other persons were found within the structure.
At 12:54 pm the fire was declared extinguished.
Clark County investigators were called to determine the cause, which is currently under investigation.
Clark County fire officials couldn't immediately say what caused the fire or provide information about the victim.
