Sunday, January 27, 2008

put out the fire.

By now, I'm sure you've seen images of the fire at the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. I've only been to the Monte Carlo a time or two, but I like it. It was very surreal seeing flames shooting out of the upper floors. I was at work at the time and someone came to me and said, "the Monte Carlo's on fire." Just like that.

Here's more about it from the Las Vegas Review Journal:

MONTE CARLO FIRE: Thousands return for belongings
Hotel-casino deemed safe and habitable, but not ready to reopen

By JOHN EDWARDS and LAWRENCE MOWER

Patricia Campbell returned Saturday morning to the Monte Carlo hotel room she had hurriedly abandoned about 24 hours earlier.

The 32-year-old Texan had stepped out of the shower Friday morning in her room on the 21st floor, to the sound of sirens. She walked to the window and viewed the massive fire burning unchecked on the hotel's facade, several stories up.

She quickly dressed and descended 21 flights of stairs.
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