Firefighters leave apartment fire after reports of possibly armed suspect
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Firefighters were forced to leave an apartment fire Friday afternoon after being informed of a possibly armed man in the unit. At 4 p.m., the Clark County Fire Department received 911 calls reporting a balcony on fire at the Copper Creek Apartments located at 9490 S. Bermuda Road, near Richmar Avenue. Upon arrival fire crews found smoke coming from the balcony of a second floor apartment . Firefighters quickly made access through the locked apartment door and were able to extinguish the bulk of the fire when they were informed that a man was barricaded in the apartment and possibly armed with a weapon. Firefighters retreated from the area leaving all their equipment behind and began evacuating bystanders to a safe location out of the line of sight of the apartment. Fire Incident Commanders immediately called for assistance from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department . Approximately 25 minutes after their arrival, Las Vegas police personnel were ab...