Pretty scary stuff. Top five floors of the Monte Carlo are on fire right now. It's all over the local news and apparently on cnn also. www.cnn.com
Damn right... Local news just said they are evacuating nearby hotels (New York, New York, Bellagio, etc)...
"People are being evacuated from the Monte Carlo property as well as the Bellagio and New York-New York."
That's some good fire fighting work. January 25, 2008 Monte Carlo Update Reports now indicate that the severe look of the fire may have been misleading. Flamable decorative material may have been what was primarily burning and the fire may have had minimal penetration into the building, though there's a lot of damage on the outside. •January 25, 2008 Fast Work at Monte Carlo No flames are currently visible and it appears that firefighters may have the fire under control. Very quick and good work. First reports are that it may have begun in an upper-floor kitchen. It's early, but no casualties have been reported. •January 25, 2008 Monte Carlo Flames Diminishing Television transmissions show the flames diminishing significantly. We don't know what's happening inside, but the outside situation looks close to being under control.
LOL!! http://lasvegassun.com/blogs/news/2008/jan/25/fire-monte-carlo/ A helicopter appeared to be trying to land on the roof of the hotel at 11:42 a.m., Trask reported. But at nearby casinos, patrons drank pina coladas and watched the blaze on the TV. The Associated Press reported that gamblers continued playing on the Monte Carlo casino floor while the hotel was being evacuated.
