looks like someone wasn't making enough money on the slots

I wonder how many people were still trying to gamble.

Guests were spotted looking out of hotel windows, and guests were gambling up until a recent evacuation.

Floors 15 and above have been evacuated. The rest of the floors are nearly evacuated, according to hotel workers.

Guests who are attempting to check in are being turned away.

Debris is falling from the blaze, and it is catching other parts of the hotel on fire.

12:10 -

An update form Clark County Fire:

No major injuries reported at this time. The fire on the west wing is contained. The south wing is nearly contained. The fire is focused on the exterior. The building is nearly evacuated. Floors 15 and above have been evacuated entirely.

On floors 15 and below, personnel are combing the floors to ensure everyone is out and obtain an accounting. No injuries at this time. We have the fire contained on the west wing....The south wing nearly contained.

Additionally, there were welders on the roof. The cause of the fire is not yet officially determined. We will have PIO Dan Kulin at the COmmand Post momentarily.

11:49 -

Las Vegas Boulevard, the Strip, is shut down in front of the Monte Carlo as firefighters and other emergency personnel respond to the three alarm blaze. Hotel evacuees are all being sent to the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

11:34 - From the Associated Press:

A dispatcher at American Medical Response says ambulances are being dispatched to the scene, but says there are no immediate reports of injuries.

11:20 - From the Associated Press:

Authorities say a three-alarm fire has broken out on the roof of the Monte Carlo hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip.

Flames and plumes of black smoke could be seen on what appeared to a west-facing rooftop of the resort.

Las Vegas fire spokesman Tim Szymanski says city and county firefighters are on the scene. The fire was reported just before 11 a.m. MGM Mirage, the casino's owner, had no immediate information about the blaze.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

11:10 -

There is a three-alarm fire at the Monte Carlo hotel/casino. Thick, black smoke can be seen for miles.

Guests of the Monte Carlo are being evacuated to the Bellagio and New York, New York. Stay with News 3 for the latest.

i love that people were trying to check in to a burning hotel

only in vegas



actually... there's idiots everywhere...


but still... wow