# Family’s Bull Terrier Puppy Dies in East Las Vegas House Fire That Left Mother and Sons Homeless

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Published: 2026-08-31

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A single mother and her two sons escaped an east Las Vegas house fire Wednesday, but the family’s bull terrier puppy did not survive.

 

Las Vegas Fire & Rescue responded to a two-story home on Sacramento Drive near East Charleston Boulevard and Interstate 11 around 3 p.m. after a vehicle parked beneath the staircase caught fire and the flames spread into the residence, reports the [Las Vegas Review-Journal](https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/east-valley/mother-sons-left-homeless-after-east-las-vegas-house-fire-3871150/).

 

Fifteen-year-old Dylon Walters said he was making lunch in the upstairs unit when he saw the flames.

 

He, his mother Megan Selvage, and his brother Ricky escaped along with residents of the downstairs unit, but three cats and the family’s dog died in the fire.

 

Gage Walters, the older brother of Dylon and Ricky, said the dog was his mother’s bull terrier puppy.

 

He said she tried to go back for the dog, but the staircase to the upstairs unit had already collapsed.

 

One person was taken to University Medical Center, and a firefighter was also transported to a hospital “out of an abundance of caution,” according to Las Vegas Fire & Rescue.

 

Crews had largely knocked down the fire by 3:30 p.m., and the American Red Cross stepped in to support five adults, four children, and five surviving dogs from the two affected homes.

 

The family lost more than their pets in the fire, including clothing, school supplies, and furniture.

 

“They are borderline homeless,” Gage Walters said.

 

He has started an online fundraiser to help his mother and brothers recover and rebuild.

 

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

 

Las Vegas dog owners who keep vehicles parked near stairwells, carports, or covered entryways may want to review their own home’s escape routes, since a fire that starts outside a structure can spread into a home within minutes and cut off access to pets on upper floors.