Electrical pole fire spread to power box in complex

An underground fire from an electrical pole caused $80,000 in damages last week at Veterans Village, a transitional and permanent housing residence for U.S. veterans, said Arnold Stalk, the housing complex’s founder.

About 8:30 a.m. July 16, the Las Vegas Fire Department responded to reports of an underground electrical fire behind Veterans Village at 1150 Las Vegas Blvd. South., near Charleston Boulevard.

The fire started on an electrical pole off of the property, traveled to the main power box in Veterans Village and blew it out, Stalk said.

Wynn Las Vegas and Bombard Electric donated labor and material to repair the damaged power box.

They also offered to conduct an analysis for the rest of the complex’s electrical system, which hasn’t been replaced since it was built in 1959, Stalk said.

No residents were displaced or injured during the fire.