PHOTO: One person was sent to a hospital and a dog died in a fire early Friday in central Las Vegas.
The fire was reported about 2 a.m. at an apartment building at 4264 Silver Dollar Ave., near West Sahara Avenue and South Arville Street, according to Las Vegas Fire Department spokesman Tim Szymanski is a news release.
Flames were coming out of a second-story apartment in the eight-unit building when firefighters arrived.
One person was taken to University Medical Center after being cut by broken glass.
An occupant told investigators they started cooking with grease and they fell asleep while waiting for it to warm up. They awoke to find the kitchen on fire, Szymanski said.
The family of two adults and four children escaped from the gutted apartment. One of their dogs died from smoke inhalation, he said.