Aerosol can explodes, injuring one person at senior apartment complex

By Pashtana Usufzy (contact)

Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015 | 9:57 a.m.

An aerosol can exploded and one person suffered minor burns in a small flash fire at a northwest valley senior apartment complex Friday evening, fire officials said.

Las Vegas Fire and Rescue officials received a report at 5:22 p.m. of an activated sprinkler system at the Decatur Pines Senior Apartments at 6741 N. Decatur Blvd., located near Deer Springs Way, spokesman Tim Szymanski said.

One person suffered minor burns and was transported to University Medical Center, he said.

The fire was extinguished by sprinklers, and fire crews cleaned up the scene, he said.

Someone was using a leaking aerosol can and lit a candle in a bathroom, starting a fire that lasted only about one second, the department said.

The sprinkler system was activated, and water from the sprinklers seeped into other apartments, causing electrical issues, Szymanski said.

The American Red Cross of Southern Nevada is aiding eight people displaced by the fire, he said.

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