Fire Strikes Las Vegas High-Rise

摘要

January 25, 2008, began as a typical day for the Clark County (NV) Fire Department. Morning duties and apparatus and equipment inspections were completed, and the crews prepared for another day. A rookie school was nearing completion, and live fire drills were underway for them at the training center, about one mile from the Monte Carlo Hotel. Owned and operated by the MGM-Mirage Group, the Monte Carlo Hotel is a 32-story resort casino, built in the late 1990s. This mega-resort boasts 3,002 rooms and all the amenities expected in a high-end Las Vegas hotel. The hotel is on the south end of the famous Las Vegas Strip, which is actually in the unincorporated area of Clark County and is protected by Battalion 2 (B2).