Monte Carlo Fire
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The charred upper floors of the Monte Carlo show where a fire broke out Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. View photo »
Firemen look out the top floor of the Monte Carlo after a fire broke out Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. View photo »
A fire burns on the top floor of the Monte Carlo Casino Friday, January 25, 2008 in Las Vegas. View photo »
A fire burns on the top floor of the Monte Carlo Casino Friday, January 25, 2008 in Las Vegas. View photo »
Smoke from a roof fire pours from the top of the Monte Carlo hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada January 25, 2008. View photo »
Smoke rises from the Monte Carlo hotel and casino during a roof fire in Las Vegas, Nevada January 25, 2008. View photo »
Smoke pours from the top of the Monte Carlo Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. View photo »
Monte Carlo housekeeping supervisor Roberto Vargas, center, sends workers home after a roof fire at the casino Friday, January 25, 2008. View photo »
Fire trucks surround the Monte Carlo after a fire broke out Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. View photo »
Firemen look out the top floor of the Monte Carlo after a fire broke out Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. View photo »
The charred upper floors of the Monte Carlo show where a fire broke out Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. View photo »
A fire inspector looks out a window on one of the upper floors of the Monte Carlo after a fire broke out Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. View photo »
Fire trucks surround the Monte Carlo after a fire broke out Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. View photo »
The Monte Carlo is seen behind a poster of comedian Louie Anderson after a fire broke out Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. View photo »
Fire trucks and police cars surround the Monte Carlo after a fire broke out Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. View photo »
Fire trucks are stationed in front of the Monte Carlo hotel and casino during a roof fire in Las Vegas, Nevada January 25, 2008. View photo »
Monte Carlo restaurant cooks wait in the MGM Grand Garden Arena after a roof fire at the Monte Carlo hotel and casino forced an evacuation of guests in Las Vegas, Nevada January 25, 2008. View photo »
Monte Carlo hotel guests Judy Zamora and Jeff Wright take a shuttle to another hotel outside the MGM Grand Garden Arena after a roof fire at the nearby Monte Carlo hotel and casino forced an evacuation of guests in Las Vegas, Nevada January 25, 2008. View photo »
Monte Carlo hotel guests David "Fetch" Janinis, right, and friends from Chico, California relax in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada January 25, 2008. Monte Carlo guests were evacuated to the arena after a roof fire at the Monte Carlo forced an evacuation. The guests were then put up in other hotels. View photo »
Monte Carlo hotel guest Tiffany Nelson of Dallas works on her laptop at the MGM Grand Garden Arena after a roof fire at the Monte Carlo hotel and casino forced an evacuation of guests in Las Vegas, Nevada January 25, 2008. Nelson said she and her friend were just getting settled in their room when they saw live coverage of the fire on the television. View photo »
Fri, Jan 25, 2008 (12:32 p.m.)
A fire broke out in the upper floors of the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on Friday, January 25, 2008. Hotel guests were evacuated to the MGM Grand Garden Arena and were then put up in other hotels.
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