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Monte Carlo Hotel Hopes to Open by Super Bowl Sunday

by Heather on January 29th, 2008

While the fire damage from the Monte Carlo fire last week is mostly superficial and an inspection on Saturday confirmed that it’s safe to inhabit, hotel officials have decided to keep the hotel closed for now while the investigation and inspections continue. They’re hoping to re-open within the next two weeks, though, in time for Super Bowl Sunday on February 3.

A lot will have to be done before then: Clark County Building Department chief Ron Lynn said debris could fall on areas where people might be and will require the blackened exterior to be repaired; several exits are not functional; floors 27 through 32, which sustained mostly water damage, will remain closed when the rest of the hotel does open.

Still no word on what caused the fire but the four workers trapped on the roof when the fire broke are said to have been welders, so you can guess where the speculation is heading.

Clark County Fire Department Assistant Chief Sandra Baker said it might have started on the 29th or 32nd floors on the building’s exterior, because that’s where heat from the flames was intense enough to burst windows and set off sprinklers inside hotel rooms.

From there, the fire, fueled by highly flammable construction foam on the building’s exterior, spread rapidly. The roof, however, was not damaged, Baker said.

Damage to the hotel was “relatively minor,” Lynn said. Neither company nor government officials would give a cost estimate.

[LVRJ.com]

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