EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Las Cruces Fire Department (LCFD) crews battled three separate fires within 13 hours on Wednesday, June 11, including a fire where one man had to be airlifted to a burn center in Lubbock, Texas.
At about 7:30 a.m. on June 11, firefighters responded to a call of a commercial structure fire at the Discount Tire, located at 420 S. Telshor Blvd., Las Cruces Fire said.
According to the Las Cruces Fire, when crews arrived, firefighters encountered heavy smoke inside the building.
Crews located the source of the fire on a second-level storage area. The fire was contained to the area and extinguished, LCFD said.
No injuries were reported, and the business was able to stay open for the remainder of the day, LCFD said.
The Las Cruces Fire Department said the cause of the fire is under investigation.
Then, shortly before 6 p.m., firefighters responded to reports of a shed fire at the intersection of Lohman Avenue and Solano Drive, LCFD said.
Las Cruces Fire said a bystander told crews that a man was possibly inside the shed.
Firefighters found a man in the shed and removed him from the fire, Las Cruces Fire said.
LCFD said crews provided immediate patient care to the victim, whose name and age remain unknown.
The victim was initially transported to a local hospital and then was airlifted to a burn care facility in Lubbock, Texas, Las Cruces Fire said.
The cause of the shed fire remains under investigation, Las Cruces Fire said.
Finally, at roughly 8:20 p.m., firefighters were called to a residential structure fire along the 400 block of East Court Avenue, LCFD said.
According to the Las Cruces Fire, crews “attacked” the fire from multiple angles and had it under control within 10 minutes of arrival.
The residence was vacant at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported, LCFD said.
The Las Cruces Fire Department said the cause of the residential fire and damage estimates are under investigation.
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