Clark County Fire & Rescue (CCFR) units met with some challenges at an apartment fire early Thursday (May 28) in Woodland.
Firefighters were dispatched at 9:01 a.m. Thursday to a report of a fire on the patio of an apartment at 560 Bozarth Street in Woodland. The fire engine from the Woodland station, Engine 29, arrived at 9:05 a.m. to find a fire burning on the patio and extending into the apartment through the sliding patio door and spreading to the attic through the eaves. The fire greatly accelerated when a propane bottle on the patio vented a large fireball. The Engine 29 crew held the fire in check until more units could arrive to assist in the effort. Initial attempts at entering the apartment were delayed by ammunition that was exploding in the apartment. According to a person with knowledge of the apartment, there were over 1,000 rounds of small arms ammunition in the home.