By: Las Vegas Now Staff
An immediate evacuation is underway at a local mobile home park. The Clark County Fire Department says the College Inn Trailer Park is dangerous. Dozens of residents are trying to get their belongings.
The county says it is an extremely dangerous place to live, with up to nine people living in one trailer, some without power and water. According to the evacuation order, police could break into homes if necessary to forcibly remove the residents.
Fire after fire has ravaged the trailer park. The building department issued citations for violations that went unanswered by the property owner.
Finally, a fire on Saturday was the last straw, and county fire officials refused to put people in danger there anymore and executed the warrant.
“They are closing the park down; it is too dangerous to live here,” said James Parker, a former resident.
Many of the residents were caught by surprise, thinking they had until Monday to get out, but firefighters say some residents were thanking them for getting them out of there.
Everyone had a place to stay Wednesday night and will have a safe place to go for 30 days. Social services is planning to move everyone's belongings and store them until residents find a permanent new home.
There have been two fires in the last six months, destroying eight homes.
The fire department wants the county to start looking at regulating these parks a little more heavily so it doesn't come to this elsewhere.
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