Disasters · Mt. Hood Street fireLas Vegas house fire sends five to hospital, including four childrenWritten November 1, 2026 at 11:38 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07A house fire sent five people to the hospital, including four children.0:11The children and one adult were evaluated at the scene before being taken for0:14further treatment.0:15What started the fire is still unresolved.0:17The fire happened Sunday morning, November1, in East Las Vegas.0:21Officials haven't released the conditions of the five people taken for care.0:24The home is in the one thousand three hundred block of Mount Hood Street near East0:28Washington Avenue and East Owens Avenue.0:30The fire department asked people to avoid the area because traffic could be affected0:34while crews worked.0:35Firefighters saw flames coming from a second floor window.0:39Crews worked to extinguish the blaze while search teams checked the home to make0:42sure everyone was out.0:43Park County Fire Department and Las Vegas Fire and Rescue both responded.0:46A reported thirty-two firefighters responded.0:49The flames were visible upstairs when crews arrived, but investigators still hadn't0:53determined where the fire began.0:54Crews responded around nine, thirteen to nine, fifteen Sunday morning.0:58The two-minute difference between those estimates hasn't been resolved.1:02Neither estimate tells us exactly when the fire started.1:05The department's request to avoid the area concerned traffic during the response.1:09We don't yet know whether that advisory has been lifted.1:11Officials still need to provide a medical update and say whether residents can1:14return home.1:15All five were taken for further hospital care.1:17The fire's cause and point of origin remain undetermined.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
