FATAL CHOICE
Las Vegas apartment block fire kills six and injures 13 as victims leap from upper windows to escape ‘worst ever’ blaze
VICTIMS of a horrific apartment fire in Las Vegas hurled themselves out of windows to escape the deadly blaze, it has been claimed.
Three bodies were found on the pavement outside the downtown Alpine Motel Apartments - with three more discovered inside.
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Residents - including one pregnant woman - were seen flinging themselves out of top-floor windows as the inferno took hold.
A total of 13 people were injured.
Fire chiefs said the blaze was contained to a single unit of the first floor and may have been accidental.
It is feared to be the second-deadliest fire in the history of Las Vegas - behind the MGM Grand fire in 1980.
Las Vegas Fire and Rescue spokesman Tim Szymanski described it as the "worst fire fatality since the inception of the fire department."
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He added: "Most of the injuries are smoke inhalation and multiple fractures.
"One person had broken legs and back. It was accidental and not criminal."
Two cats and one dog also died.
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