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3-Alarm Fire Burning On Top Of Monte Carlo (Fire Contained)
Fox 5 via Drudge ^ | 1/25/2008

Posted on 01/25/2008 11:30:10 AM PST by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

Edited on 01/25/2008 12:37:48 PM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

Fire crews on top of the 3,000-room hotel at 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. S. are trying to contain the blaze, which broke out shortly after 11 a.m.

Four welders who were working on the roof were trapped there, but they were recently rescued.

The blaze began at the top of the hotel and has spread down into four different parts, including the roof, a top corner of the building and a couple of floors down from the roof. There are 32 floors and about 3,000 people staying at the hotel, which is owned by MGM Mirage.

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To: Republicus2001
We're going to the Gold Strike in Tunica, MS Sunday night. We'll walk over to the The Horseshoe and enjoy their great buffet!

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101 posted on 01/25/2008 12:00:07 PM PST by spectre (spectre's wife)
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To: fatima

Thanks for those comments. I’m sure the lower floors are easier to evacuate also, if you’re a guest.


102 posted on 01/25/2008 12:00:14 PM PST by DoughtyOne (< fence >< sound immigration policies >< /weasles >< /RINOs >< /Reagan wannabees that are liberal >)
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To: TADSLOS

It does look that way- from outside- but as you point out- who knows what’s going on inside. Starting to see gray smoke now in some areas- good news!


103 posted on 01/25/2008 12:00:37 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: VegasBaby

Shep Smith’s all over it now.

The Casino itself is not on fire.


104 posted on 01/25/2008 12:01:01 PM PST by LiveFreeOrDie2001
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To: ravingnutter

Those LV firefighters are true pros. They appear to be doing a very effective job in a very tough situation.


105 posted on 01/25/2008 12:01:09 PM PST by joebuck
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To: Lurking in Kansas

“Yeah, but will they honor their chips?”

Bellagio, Monte Carlo and NY-NY are owed by the same company. Although pretty much any Vegas casino you go into will accept chips from other properties. They’re referred to as foreign chips.


106 posted on 01/25/2008 12:01:13 PM PST by VegasBaby (<---Just one of many who refuses to vote for McCain or Huckabee under any circumstance)
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To: dragnet2

Yes it’s a hoot to watch them try to come up with a constant sream of comments when things like this happen. There are times when I’m sure they wish they could have some of the comments back.


107 posted on 01/25/2008 12:01:57 PM PST by DoughtyOne (< fence >< sound immigration policies >< /weasles >< /RINOs >< /Reagan wannabees that are liberal >)
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To: BurbankKarl

This is the first time in history fire melted stucco. Google it!


108 posted on 01/25/2008 12:02:09 PM PST by WhistlingPastTheGraveyard (John McCain: Bush Derangement Syndrome's "Patient Zero")
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To: retrokitten

I agree. It’s almost out.


109 posted on 01/25/2008 12:02:55 PM PST by DoughtyOne (< fence >< sound immigration policies >< /weasles >< /RINOs >< /Reagan wannabees that are liberal >)
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To: SE Mom
This is a weird one..

Not at all. As they start fighting the fire, it can be split up into numerous smaller fires that make it appear to have multiple ignition sites.

Latest report I heard is that it appears the fire started in the A/C / heating units which are located directly behind the 2 story facade on the top.

Also, for those who do not know, the top row of windows are not rooms. Just looks like it.

Sprinkler systems are located throughout the interior and reports suggest the interior is not currently a problem.

Also, for second guessers, the fire departments in Vegas train considerably for these events and absolutely know what they are doing.

110 posted on 01/25/2008 12:03:11 PM PST by technomage (Radical Islam gives me the urge to go to the bathroom and drop a big mohammed!)
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To: Caipirabob

Oh nooooooooooooo!


111 posted on 01/25/2008 12:03:15 PM PST by Las Vegas Dave ("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." Hillary Clinton, June 2004.)
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To: Petronski

Oh Noes!


112 posted on 01/25/2008 12:03:57 PM PST by PureSolace (God save us all)
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To: SE Mom
This is a weird one..

Not at all. As they start fighting the fire, it can be split up into numerous smaller fires that make it appear to have multiple ignition sites.

Latest report I heard is that it appears the fire started in the A/C / heating units which are located directly behind the 2 story facade on the top.

Also, for those who do not know, the top row of windows are not rooms. Just looks like it.

Sprinkler systems are located throughout the interior and reports suggest the interior is not currently a problem.

Also, for second guessers, the fire departments in Vegas train considerably for these events and absolutely know what they are doing.

113 posted on 01/25/2008 12:04:12 PM PST by technomage (Radical Islam gives me the urge to go to the bathroom and drop a big mohammed!)
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To: retrokitten

Well as soon as I said that, they mention that the fire department spokesperson says it will be a logn time before they can declare it fully out.

There will be a lot of nooks and crannies that will need to be checked out.


114 posted on 01/25/2008 12:04:19 PM PST by DoughtyOne (< fence >< sound immigration policies >< /weasles >< /RINOs >< /Reagan wannabees that are liberal >)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard
Terrorists or the Union?

I guess it's the same thing.

115 posted on 01/25/2008 12:05:14 PM PST by oldbrowser (100% margin of error.)
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To: MediaMole

Good point. That’s why it traveled across so quickly. Generally walls will slow it down.


116 posted on 01/25/2008 12:05:44 PM PST by DoughtyOne (< fence >< sound immigration policies >< /weasles >< /RINOs >< /Reagan wannabees that are liberal >)
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To: technomage

I’ll qualify that- visually it’s weird for a civilian non-firefighter. Thanks for clarifying!


117 posted on 01/25/2008 12:05:53 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: oldbrowser
Oddly enough, from this link....

Clinton prevails among Nevada voters

...Some, such as Qumar Faridi, a union shop steward at the nearby Monte Carlo casino, voted with the union and supported Mr Obama. "We have to stick together . . . we can't break away," he said. Mrs Clinton, he added, was "not union-friendly"...

118 posted on 01/25/2008 12:09:28 PM PST by mewzilla (In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
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To: Republicus2001
you mean like Binions Horseshoe? (my fav casino)

Mine too. The only place I can win at Blackjack on a regular basis. (Don't tell the pit boss)

FYI, no longer the Horseshoe, Harrah's took the name and the WSOP when it owned Binions for the better part of a day.

119 posted on 01/25/2008 12:09:43 PM PST by TC Rider (The United States Constitution ? 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
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Folks.  Take a look down below, where facade or something has fallen down to cause some burning below.

This video from earlier...

120 posted on 01/25/2008 12:10:01 PM PST by DoughtyOne (< fence >< sound immigration policies >< /weasles >< /RINOs >< /Reagan wannabees that are liberal >)
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