Fire burns 2 trailers outside Nevada trooper’s memorial service

As a memorial service was ending for Nevada Highway Patrol trooper Micah May, 2 trailers successful the Henderson church’s parking batch caught connected fire.

The memorial work astatine Central Church, 1001 New Beginnings Drive, ended astir 12:45 p.m. Friday. As mourners were leaving and a procession of instrumentality enforcement officials escorted May’s assemblage to a graveside service, a passing Henderson Fire Department motortruck saw achromatic fume from the freeway, said Battalion Chief Doug Koopman.

North Las Vegas Fire Department officials who attended the ceremonial were the archetypal to respond to the fire, which started successful a trailer adjacent a retention country successful the church’s parking lot, Koopman said. Firefighters were finishing spraying down the country with h2o by astir 1:15 p.m.

The occurrence dispersed to a 2nd trailer, and some were severely burnt by the clip the occurrence was enactment out, Koopman said.

Investigators were continuing to find what caused the occurrence Friday afternoon, Koopman said. No injuries were reported.

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Further accusation was not instantly available.

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