Three alarm fire at Monte Carlo

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12:38 - Update from the Associated Press

A fire broke out today on the roof of the Monte Carlo hotel-casino on

the Las Vegas Strip and quickly spread, forcing guests and employees to

flee before firefighters got the upper hand.

A spokesman for the hotel owner, MGM Mirage, says the fire also forced

a closure of the casino. Clark County spokesman Eric Pappa says no major

injuries were reported, and reports of workers trapped on the roof were incorrect.

Investigators are trying to determine whether the fire merely burned the resort's

facade or penetrated rooms in the upper floors, which contain suites.

Pappa says county officials were told welders were working on the roof of

the building before the fire. But he says the cause of the fire has not been

determined. He says fire was contained in the west wing.

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.

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.