By Organ Mountain News on Oct 14, 2026

Fire damages commercial building on North Telshor Boulevard in Las Cruces

Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a commercial building fire on North Telshor Boulevard on Oct. 13. No injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.

Las Cruces firefighters responded to a commercial building fire on North Telshor Boulevard on Tuesday evening, Oct. 13, 2026. Crews brought the fire under control within 10 minutes. (Courtesy photo / Las Cruces Fire Department)

Firefighters brought the Tuesday evening blaze under control within 10 minutes after opening the building's attic and roof. No injuries were reported.

Organ Mountain News report

LAS CRUCES - Las Cruces firefighters extinguished a fire Tuesday evening at a commercial building on North Telshor Boulevard, bringing the blaze under control within 10 minutes of opening the structure's attic and roof.

Firefighters responded shortly after 6 p.m. Oct. 13 to the 2800 block of North Telshor Boulevard, near the intersection of Northrise Drive and Del Rey Boulevard, according to the Las Cruces Fire Department.

Firefighters in protective gear work from a ladder and the ground beside a fire-damaged commercial building with broken windows. — Firefighters work at the roofline of a commercial building on North Telshor Boulevard after a fire broke out Tuesday evening. *(Courtesy photo / Las Cruces Fire Department)*

The first crew to arrive found smoke coming from the single-story commercial building.

Firefighters exposed the attic and roof to reach the fire and brought it under control within 10 minutes.

No injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

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