County responds to fire at Strip hotel
A mattress fire in a room at the Excalibur on the Las Vegas Strip early Thursday caused for some smokey conditions on the 12th floor of the resort.
Clark County Fire Department Deputy Fire Chief Rian Glassford said at 12:32 a.m. firefighters were called to the property at 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South “for reports of lots of smoke on the 12th floor.”
“Command gathered high rise equipment and ascended per Southern Nevada High Rise policy,” Glassford wrote in an e-mail.
“Crews made their way down the hall to room 12244 where they found a mattress on fire,” Glassford said. “Fire was contained to the mattress. Crews conducted a primary and secondary life search and found no victims inside.”
Deputy Fire Chief Warren Whitney said later Thursday that the fire did not require an evacuation of the 12th floor. The fire was extinguished by 12:54 a.m.
Two guest reported minor injuries.
They were evaluated by medical personnel and refused transport to hospital.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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