Firefighters tame riverbed blaze in Beatty
Photo provided by Richard Stephens/Special to the Pahrump Valley Times
Here is a look at the fire when the fire department arrived on Sunday night in Beatty. No injuries were reported in the blaze.
Photo provided by Richard Stephens/Special to the Pahrump Valley Times
Firefighters in Beatty are shown surrounded by vegetation that is colored by the light from emergency vehicles on Sunday night. One of their lights is creating a burst of beams as it shines through smoke.
BEATTY — The Beatty Volunteer Fire Department responded to a brush fire in the Amargosa riverbed near the end of Amargosa Street on Sunday evening.
The fire apparently started from a campfire that got out of control.
Chief Mike Harmon said they discovered a ring of rocks that had been used to contain a fire.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire rather quickly.
No injuries were reported.
Richard Stephens is a freelance reporter living in Beatty.
