Blaze at Vegas Strip hotel

Blaze at Vegas Strip hotel

A fire on the rooftop of a high-rise Las Vegas casino hotel has sent large plumes of black smoke high above sin city’s strip but left most guests unscathed.

It took firefighters about 30 minutes to gain control of the blaze that broke out on the 14th floor of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel, Clark County Fire Chief Greg Cassell said on Saturday.

One person was taken to a hospital with smoke inhalation, fire officials said.

Nobody suffered any burns from the flames that ignited outside on the pool deck, Clark County fire spokeswoman Sandra Baker said.

The fire was first reported around 12:15pm with multiple emergency calls coming in.

The blaze quickly consumed pool cabanas, chairs and furniture, Cassell said.

At least 110 firefighters were on the scene to not only battle the fire, but help with evacuations.

The fire shut down streets around the Strip for several hours, and a few remained closed on Saturday afternoon.

Credit: ABC News

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