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News Opinion Spencer on January 25, 2008 11:50 am

Monte Carlo Hotel Casino on FIRE!

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The Monte Carlo hotel and casino in Las Vegas has just caught fire. There aren’t many details right now but it appears to have started near the roof and is going down into guest rooms. The hotel has been evacuated and firefighters are working on it now. It is unknown at this time how the fire started.

UPDATE: As of 12:30 PM PST, the fire appears to be under control and nearly out.

2 Responses to “Monte Carlo Hotel Casino on FIRE!”

  1. on January 25, 2008 at 8:53 pm 1. The J said …

    We saw this on the news. It was amazing that they were able to get it controled/out in about an hour! Watching it burn was surreal, in that you could really get a feel for how little of the facades of these buildings are made up of anything real. They appear to be concrete/granite/stone of some sort but last i checked rocks burn burn like that. Looked like paper smoldering and turning to ash.

  2. on January 25, 2008 at 9:28 pm 2. Spencer said …

    I know, it was really weird. I was listening to the radio just as it happened and everyone was talking about parts of the building falling down. I thought it was concrete when I first heard as well but am glad it turned out to be the facade. I didn’t know how little they were made of either.

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