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Monte Carlo in Las Vegas Hotel Closed
by politisite | January 25, 2008 at 12:49 pm | 3260 views | 18 comments
update: Sat Jan 26, 2007 - The Monte Carlo is Closed until Further Notice. Other hotels are accomadating the displaced and incoming vacationers.
UpDate: 3:30 EST - First report of this fire was 2:00pm Eastern 11:00am Pacific. Firefighters have contained this fire in an hour and it appears that there were no injuries. Firefighter and first reponders did an excellent job on this fire as, based on the satellite view, was potentialy deadly.
Firefighters respond to three alarm fire at Monte Carlo in Las Vegas
Authorities say a three-alarm fire has broken out on the roof of the Monte Carlo hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
Guests are being evacuated to the Bellagio and New York, New York.
Flames and black smoke are coming out of the rooftop area of the west-facing side of the hotel.
The Las Vegas Fire Department is on the scene. Firefighters say the fire was reported around 11 a.m. PST 2 pm Eastern 7pm UTC (GMT) by the casino owner MGM Mirage.
NOTE: Iron Mill News, The video quaility is substandard to our usual work. Our DVD recorder was not inline with our satellite receiver. We used a video recorder of our screen.
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January 25, 2008 at 12:49 pm by politisite, 3260 views, 18 comments
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at 12:53 on January 25th, 2008
politisite, thanks for getting this story out so quickly. It will now show up on the home page for four hours. If new developments justify it, I'll renew this flag for another cycle.
at 12:54 on January 25th, 2008
at 12:58 on January 25th, 2008
I think this is an important story and would benefit from other NowPublic contributors working on it. I've flagged it as News Wanted and invite others in relevant locations to look for more evidence.
at 13:01 on January 25th, 2008
This is just in- any further details appreciated.[q
url="http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/25/vegas.fire/index.html"]Sections
of the top four floors of the Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
were on fire Friday.
Firefighters could be seen on the roof of the hotel.
Most of the flames appeared to be coming from the southern section of the hotel.
No injuries have been reported so far.
[/q]
[q
url="http://www.kutv.com/content/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=170d460b-5bd3-464c-90c8-7853ea782be4"]It
was not immediately clear what started the 3-alarm fire or whether
there were any injuries. The Monte Carlo, which is owned by
MGM-Mirage, has approximately 3,000 rooms and it is virtually assured
that at least a few guests were staying on the upper floors.[/q]
[q
url="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hnsM4qs-zsIbSVD4cVZpDQPAdi3wD8UD3RM00"]A
three-alarm fire broke out Friday at the Monte Carlo hotel-casino,
sending plumes of black smoke above the Las Vegas Strip.
The
fire, which was reported around 11 a.m., was spreading from the center
section of the hotel across the roof. Flaming embers fell to the street
below.
"The building is being evacuated," said Gordon Absher, spokesman for the hotel owner, MGM Mirage Inc.[/q]
at 13:45 on January 25th, 2008
Jordan You want to put that info in the body of the story. I have Given NP full permission to do so in the past.
at 13:11 on January 25th, 2008
Kaitlin,
I have 3 video clips from our satellite from helicopter footage that are uploading now
Jordan thanks for the updates. I se the news service picked it up
at 13:31 on January 25th, 2008
Was at work when we heard that a major hotel/casino was on fire ... we opened the back door and saw just moments after the fire started, the black smoke. We found out that it was the Monte Carlo. I took a few photos of the fire in its beginning stage.
Cubbie_n_Vegas has contributed a photo to this story.
at 13:50 on January 25th, 2008
Cubbie_n_Vegas:
Thank you VERY much for your contribution to this story. You are what make NowPublic with the Crowd Power what it is. You have made my (OUR) story better with your onsite footage. Again, Thank you.
Albert N. Milliron
at 14:02 on January 25th, 2008
Thanks, Albert ... I also have a video from my cell phone if you would like me to add this?
at 14:56 on January 25th, 2008
Yes, I think that would add to the story. Thank You.
at 14:06 on January 25th, 2008
Hi Cubbie_n_Vegas - please do upload your cell phone video too. Thanks for offering!
at 14:12 on January 25th, 2008
I just did, Kaitlin. Not the best video ... but it was shot a minute or two after the fire started.
at 14:49 on January 25th, 2008
Thank you Cubbie_n_Vegas. Great stuff!
at 14:56 on January 25th, 2008
That footage is newer than mine so that will add much. Thank you
at 14:58 on January 25th, 2008
A great team effort, mixing highlighted and original content.
at 15:11 on January 25th, 2008
Sorry it is so short ... my cell phone only takes 15 seconds of video; also sorry for it being fuzzy!
at 15:16 on January 25th, 2008
No worries - you made the effort and did a great job!
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drobarat 12:42 on January 26th, 2008
These pics were taken from the Hacienda overpass. The I-15 North was closed at the Tropicana exit creating a massive traffic jam going south toward the I-215 and beyond.
The cladding on the outside of the hotel was falling from the top and causing other parts of the hotel to catch fire also.
drobar has contributed a photo to this story.