July 4 fires make busy night for Las Vegas-area firefighters

July 4 fires make busy night for Las Vegas-area firefighters

An active Fourth of July holiday weekend led firefighters to their busiest day of the year in Las Vegas.

OF JULY WAS FILLED WITH SOMEBEAUTIFUL FIREWORK SHOWS, BUTWE ALSO SPOTTED HUNDREDS OFILLEGAL FIREWORKS GOING OFFACROSS THE CITY.THESE VIDEOS WERE CAPTURED BYCHOPPER 13.MANY OF THOSE ILLEGAL FIREWORKSLED TO FIRES.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER SEANDELANCEY HAS THE DETAILS ONWHAT TURNED OUT TO BE A BUSYNIGHT FOR FIREFIGHTERS.FIREFIGHTERS WERE RUNNING ALLNIGHT LONG TO KEEP UP WITH THEMASSIVE INFLUX OF CALLSCOMING IN FROM PEOPLE NEEDINGHELP FOR FIRES - ALL OVER THEVALLEY.FIREFIGHTERS WITH LAS VEGASFIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED TONEARLY 150 FIRE CALLSYESTERDAY - - MAINLY OUTDOORSLIKE ONE HERE ON LAS VEGASBOULEVARD AND WARM SPRINGS.THERE WERE SERVAL HOMESDAMAGED BY FIRE OVERNIGHT INLAS VEGAS FIRE AND RESCUE'SJURISDICTION ALONE.THIS ONE ON MAYDELLE PLACE -WAS THE FIFTH AND FINAL ONE.THE FIRE DEMOLISHED A HOMETHERE AROUND TWO THIRTY THISMORNING.A GARAGE AT A HOME ON RED BADGEAVENUE CAUGHT FIRE - GUTTING IT- AND DEMOLISHING A CAR.TWO HOMES ROOVES CAUGHT FIRE -ONE NEAR JONES AND OAKEY - THEOTHER BY VEGAS AND BUFFALO.A PALM TREE FIRE LIKELY SPARKEDBY FIREWORKS DESTROYED A CAR BYHUNDRED CALLS - - UP FROM ADAILY AVERAGE OF AROUND 925.MULTIPLE PEOPLE WERE KICKED OUTOF THEIR HOMES BY THESE FIRES.THE GOOD NEWS - IS LAS VEGASTHE CITY ALSO REPORTED A FIRE