The Paradise Spa condominium complex in Las Vegas, Nevada, that used to be visited by celebrities such as Elvis Presley and the Rat Pack is now falling victim to homeless meth pipe fires.
Paradise Spa Homeowners Association president Dennis Snapp told KVVU-TV that a homeless man told him that his girlfriend started a fire at a complex building over a fight about a meth pipe.
The man said the woman used a torch to start the fire and referred to the man as a ‘motherf***er’ because he did not want to give her the meth pipe.
Snapp mournfully explained the glamorous past of the institution and the terrible history that led to its current state.
“Don’t make me cry. It’s tragic. It is absolutely tragic,” Snapp said to the station.
He said the complex had been sold to a developer in 2006, but the 2008 market crash imploded plans to renovate, and the money for repairs has dried up since then. Snapp says there have been numerous building fires that he suspects are due to vandalism from homeless people.
KVVU was able to find the homeless man who told Snapp a meth pipe feud led to one fire.
“What started the fire was a tweak pipe,” said the unidentified man.
“A tweak pipe? A meth pipe?” asked the reporter.
“Yeah, a meth pipe. And then I didn’t give it back to someone that wanted it back. And so, they burned it up,” he added.
“How did the pipe start the fire?” the reporter asked.
“Basically, I held it from someone. And I wasn’t gonna give it back. So, she uh, she set it on fire,” he explained helpfully.
“She set the building on fire because you wouldn’t give the pipe back?” the reporter asked.
“Yes,” he answered.
The man said the woman used a torch to start the fire and referred to the man as a “motherf***er” because he did not want to give her the meth pipe.
“And then 20 seconds later, the whole f***in’ building was up in flames!” he added.
The man said he gave a statement to police about the incident and that they had released him afterward.
KVVU said they were unable to locate the woman accused but that her family claimed she wasn’t anywhere near the area when the fire started.
Snapp told KVVU that no one had died in the alleged meth pipe fire but that at least two people had died in other fires at the complex. He said there are efforts to relocate 110 low-income families from the complex after it was sold to another developer.
The video of the interview with the homeless man can be viewed on KVVU’s YouTube channel.
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