VIDEO/PHOTOS: Arson investigators responded to a fire reported at a church across from the UNLV campus Wednesday morning. The fire was reported around 5:34 a.m. at Maryland Parkway and University Avenue, across the street from the Lee & Thomas Beam Music Center. Firefighters could be seen climbing the exterior of the University United Methodist Church on the northeast corner.
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police said officers got a report of a person lighting fires in the area. Officers arrived and were told that a man was on the roof setting items on fire. That person was taken into custody and transported to a hospital with minor injuries. Clark County Fire Department arson investigators are on scene and handling the investigation, according to LVMPD.
