HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) - Authorities in Henderson say a cigarette discarded near an outside laundry chute is to blame for an accidental fire at a golf course clubhouse.
Fire Department spokeswoman Kathleen Richards says the large two-story building’s fire sprinkler system kept the fire in check until crews arrived in response to an alarm early Saturday morning.
No smoke or fire was visible when the first crew arrived, but firefighters found the fire burning in an exterior wall and attic of the SouthShore Golf Course clubhouse in the Lake Las Vegas area.
An alarm monitoring service reported the incident after a sprinkler system’s water flow alarm was activated.
The business was closed at the time and there were no injuries.
Damage was estimated $60,000.
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