Pregnant Woman Hurt in Vegas Apartment Fire

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Sept. 10--A pregnant woman sustained injuries after an accidental fire on her patio Saturday morning, according to Las Vegas firefighters.

Fire department spokesman Tim Szymanski said multiple calls came in at 8:57 a.m. about smoke coming from a ground-floor unit at the Casa del Sol apartments on 5100 Obannon Dr.

Firefighters found the blaze was coming from a utility closet on the patio and extinguished it in less than a minute.

The woman said she was spray painting a crib on the patio when everything suddenly was engulfed in flames. She was taken to University Medical Center Trauma Unit after she fell and sustained first-degree burns to her legs. There were no obvious injuries as a result of the fall, but medical personnel wanted the woman to have tests to confirm the safety of the pregnancy.

Firefighters ruled the fire an accident because the woman was using flammable spray paint near water heater vents.

The fire caused about $5,000 worth of damage to the utility closet and water heater but did not affect the interior of the apartment.