Six families were displaced Wednesday morning after an apartment fire in East Las Vegas, according to an American Red Cross of Southern Nevada news release.

The fire broke out around 7:30 a.m. at a building in the 4300 block of Cy Cliffview Circle, near Lamb Boulevard and Vegas Valley Drive. All six units were affected, leaving 16 residents — including children — without a home, the organization said.

Red Cross volunteers responded to the scene to provide temporary shelter, essential supplies and emotional support. Mental health and spiritual care workers were also made available to help residents cope in the aftermath, the release said.

“The fire has devastated families in our community, and it is especially heartbreaking for this to happen the day before Thanksgiving,” Rachel Flanigan

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