By the Associated Press:
Las Vegas authorities say a fire in a three-story apartment building in downtown Las Vegas killed six people before dawn Saturday.
A fire department spokesman says some residents were forced to jump from upper-floor windows to escape the heavy smoke.
Firefighters arriving at the scene began treating the injured and using ladders to rescue numerous people hanging from windows. The spokesman said the fire started in the area of a first-floor apartment’s stove and appears to be accidental.
Investigators said some people in the building apparently were using stoves for heat.
