Las Vegas firefighters battle downtown Las Vegas fire

Las Vegas firefighters were battling a occurrence astatine a vacant flat gathering successful downtown Las Vegas aboriginal Tuesday.

Las Vegas Fire Department spokesperson Tim Szymanski said it was called astatine 5:50 a.m. to the blaze successful the 200 artifact of East Charleston Boulevard adjacent South Casino Center Boulevard.

“Working fire, occurrence thru extortion of vacant flat building, crews mounting up antiaircraft operations & attacking,” Szymanski tweeted.

Szymanski said the occurrence was knocked down with firefighters “dousing blistery spots.”

East and westbound postulation was closed disconnected connected Charleston Boulevard.

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