“Now my wife and I, we need to find a place to live. One of the people in critical condition was later pronounced dead at the hospital, raising the death toll to six.Residents reported awakening to pounding on doors around 4 a.m.By the time Matthew Sykes got his clothes on to flee, one end of his second-floor hallway was choked with thick black smoke, as was a stairwell, making it impassable for he and his wife.“The whole place was like one big black cloud of smoke — couldn’t get down the stairs,” Sykes told The Associated Press.Fire officials said two pet cats and a dog were also killed in the fire, and one dog was rescued. "Szymanski added that had the door been closed, the smoke might have been contained to the apartment. The fire broke out just after 8 a.m. LAS VEGAS (FOX5/AP) -- Six people died in a downtown Las Vegas apartment fire on on Saturday morning, marking it the deadliest fire in the city's history.
"Several agencies including Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and the Clark County Coroner crowded the small block through late Saturday morning. The occupant of the unit that caught on fire appeared to have left the door open, allowing smoke to fill the building. "He said the building that burned was low-rent, and he’d heard some of the residents were using their ovens to stay warm because they didn’t have heat.“It’s kind of a rough little neighborhood,” he said.Anyone wanting to help the families can use the The Community Healing Fund to assist with housing and supportive services. "Szymanski went on to say that his colleagues at the Clark County Fire Department couldn't think of an incident with a high fatality count, outside of the Including Saturday's blaze, the death toll from fires in City of Las Vegas stands at 12, making it the deadliest year in the department's history. definitely hard job !Yea..you. I want to thank once again the Las Vegas Fire Department, the Red Cross, church and members of the community for their immediate assistance during this tragedy.Sykes said one apartment on the first floor “was literally just fire and smoke coming out of the windows.”He and his wife eventually got out of the building by making their way to a neighbor’s apartment. According to fire officials, the fire originated from first-floor apartment. Another person's body was located on the sidewalk about a block away from the building.In total, 13 people were taken to the hospital, including five in critical condition, LVFR said.
We've got Christmas trees, candles and heating devices." It was crazy.
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When firefighters arrived at the predawn blaze at the Alpine Motel Apartments, some residents of the Las Vegas complex had already jumped from the three-story building.
"We've always told people never use a stove as a heating device," Szymanski said.
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The owner of the building was being contacted by investigators for further information.The Las Vegas Fire Marshal's Office will be investigating to see if there had been any violations, Szymanski said. According to LVFR spokesman Tim Szymanski, sheets were hanging outside the windows where people tried to escape.