1/25/26 Firefighters uses ladder to access room of abandoned home Sunday morning.
Las Cruces firefighters responded to an abandoned residential structure fire twice in less than 24 hours.
Firefighters were called to and extinguished a fire in a residential structure at about 10:45 a.m. Sunday morning on the 3300 block of Bataan Memorial. Up on arrival, fire crews encountered heavy smoke in one of the rooms. They were able to quickly extinguish the fire. A search of the home revealed no persons inside.
Crews were again called to the home, at about 2:45 a.m. Monday morning to find a working fire with heavy smoke throughout the structure. Crews remained on scene until 9:30 a.m., this morning to ensure hot spots were extinguished and that the home was not again trespassed upon.
No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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- 1/25/26 Las Cruces Police officer observes structure fire Sunday morning.
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- 1/26/26 Firefighter stands at a distance from the abandoned home with smoke visible early Monday morning.
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- 1/26/26 Firefighter climbs ladder to access a portion of the abandoned building early Monday morning.
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- 1/26/26 Exterior of the home with heavy smoke coming from the building early Monday morning.
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