Fire damages Las Cruces home, two residents hospitalized as precaution

Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a late-night house fire on Enchanted Drive that sent two residents to the hospital for precautionary treatment. The cause is under investigation.

Fire damages Las Cruces home, two residents hospitalized as precaution
(Courtesy photo / Las Cruces Fire Department)

Firefighters contain blaze within minutes on Enchanted Drive; cause under investigation

Organ Mountain News report

LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces firefighters quickly extinguished a home fire late Friday on the 3100 block of Enchanted Drive, sending two residents to the hospital as a precaution for possible smoke inhalation.

Crews were dispatched shortly after 11:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, and arrived to find heavy fire and smoke coming from the rear of the house. Firefighters brought the blaze under control within about ten minutes of dispatch.

A one-story home on Enchanted Drive is heavily damaged after a fire, with charred porch supports, burned debris and foam on the ground as emergency lights glow in the background.
A home on the 3100 block of Enchanted Drive was damaged by fire. (Courtesy photo / Las Cruces Fire Department)

LCFD personnel provided on-scene care to two people who lived in the home before transporting them to a local hospital for further evaluation.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Officials have not released an estimated damage amount.

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