Las Vegas Hotel Needs Personal Fire Safety Equipment for Guests
This
was a spectacular fire that was raging atop the landmark Monte Carlo Resort and
Casino on the Strip, consuming large portions of the complex's top floors and
sending plumes of thick black smoke into the air. Over
120 firefighters and 35 fire trucks and other equipment from Clark County,
Henderson and Las Vegas Fire Departments were at the blaze, which the fire chief
called an exterior fire. He said the exterior of the building was made of a
“very flammable foam façade”.
Some
room sprinklers were activated, but no rooms were on fire. There was only minor
damage inside the building, and the danger zone was around the hotel because of
falling debris and embers. Debris and foam were falling from the blaze and
catching other parts of the hotel on fire. Firefighters had
to hang from windows to extinguish some of the
flames.
The Monte Carlo, a subsidiary of MGM Mirage, has about 3,000 employees. In 1980, a fire across the street at the MGM Grand Hotel, now Ballys, killed 84 people and injured nearly 700.
This bring us to
the subject of fire safety within hotels and high-rise buildings. You would
think in today’s world, a $65 smoke mask would be a great investment for each
guest and employee within the hotel. Over 3000 guests and employees where in the
hotel at the time of the Monte Carlo Casino fire. For as little as $195,000 the
hotel could have made sure that all employees and guests would have at least 30
minutes of breathable air in order to evacuate the hotel or even wait to be
rescued.
The
facts are, smoke inhalation has been found to be the leading cause of death in
fires.
More
than 75% of fire related deaths are caused by smoke inhalation and most
Americans do not have the proper protection. If a fire were to break out in your
home, office or hotel room you would probably already know the quickest escape
route and the nearest exits. However, most of us are not prepared to outrun
smoke inhalation.
That is why we suggest that most of the major hotels and casinos in Las Vegas equip each room with 4 smoke hoods. These smoke hoods and smoke masks are a small price to pay vs. the money that an insurance company would shell out just for the death of one guest or employee.
Worst id when fire starts at the middle floor of the hotel.
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