Las Vegas hotel fire forces evacuation

At 11 am Friday January 25, 2008, a three-alarm fire broke out on the roof of the Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas.

According to reports the falling embers caused fires to erupt in both the south and west wings of the building. All 3,000 guests of the 32 floor hotel were reported to have been safely evacuated.

John C Fannin III, president of KCI Protection Technologies, commented: ‘Advance preparation is critical to the effective evacuation and safety of building occupants.’

“Advance preparation is critical to the effective evacuation and safety of building occupants.

John C Fannin III, president of KCI Protection Technologies

The National Fire Protection Association reports that recent statistics indicate there are nearly 5,000 hotel fires in the US each year.

These fires caused an annual average of $85.9m in direct property damage.