Timothy Szymanski with Las Vegas Fire and Rescue reported a firefighter received an electric shock while battling a fire at a home in northwest Las Vegas on Monday afternoon.
The firefighter was taken to a hospital to be checked out, but is expected to be OK.
Crews were called to the home, located on Tenille Drive, near U.S. 95 and Decatur Boulevard, just before 3 p.m. They arrived to find smoke billowing out of the house along the roofline. The fire was confined to the attic, and firefighters put it out in a few minutes.
The injured firefighter was shocked while checking for fire spread in the attic when he touched a metal gas pipe.
Investigators determined an electrical short outside and underground was leaking a small amount of electricity near where the gas line feeds the house. It's believed the fire was electrical in nature.
Damage is estimated at $75,000. No other injuries were reported.
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