Everything Las Vegas SPECIAL: Fire at The Monte Carlo
Fire at Monte Carlo
A three-alarm fire is burning on the south tower roof at the Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino. The fire is on the 32nd floor and higher. Thick, black smoke is pouring from the top of the building.
People are being evacuated from the Monte Carlo property to the Bellagio and New York-New York. Reports say four Monte Carlo employees were stuck on the roof.
No cause for the fire is known at this time and there are no known injuries. Fire crews from Clark County, City of Las Vegas and Henderson are on the scene.
Las Vegas Boulevard is shut down between Tropicana Boulevard and Harmon Avenue. I-15 had not been closed by 11:45 a.m., but the northbound and southbound ramps at Spring Mountain Road, Flamingo Road and Tropicana Avenue were closed due to the fire. Nevada Highway Patrol spokesman Kevin Honey said the closures are to keep the general public out of the area so firefighters "with heavy machinery" can do their jobs.
The fire was reported by passersby shortly before 11 a.m.
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Fire Breaks Out at Vegas Hotel-Casino
A fire broke out Friday at the Monte Carlo hotel-casino, forcing guests and gamblers to evacuate and shooting plumes of black smoke above the Las Vegas Strip.
The fire, which was reported around 11 a.m., spread from the center section of the hotel across the roof before appearing to ease about an hour later. Fiery debris fell to the street below, and orange flames lapped at the casino's script sign.
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Fire at The Monte Carlo
Updated at 12:23 PM
- The fire department reported no major injuries. The 3,200-room hotel has been evacuated.
- The fire on the west wing is contained. The south wing is nearly contained.
- There were welders on the roof. The cause of the fire is not yet officially determined.
- The Strip is closed from Tropicana to Harmon and I-15 northbound is backed up south of I-215, according to Sun reporter Mike Trask, who is at the scene.
Posted on January 25th, 2008 by MrVegas98
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