Oxygen Tank Explosion Sends 1 To Hospital, Displaces 6

Clark County firefighters and Metro police responded to an early morning townhouse fire in east Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Fire crews were called to 749 Greenbriar Townhouse Way, near Desert Inn and Sandhill Roads, before 3 a.m. with flames reported at that location. Authorities said an oxygen tank exploded at the residence and caused flames to spread quickly thereafter. Firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze once at the scene and police also assisted in the incident. One person suffered 70 percent burns to their body in the fire and was transported to a hospital in unknown condition according to the CCFD.