MGM Mirage’s 3,000-room Monte Carlo Hotel on fire in Las Vegas

There is a major fire at MGM Mirage’s 3,000-room Monte Carlo Hotel in Las Vegas; the entire Las Vegas Strip has had to be shut to traffic.

The fire has been proving difficult to put out and the BBC are reporting that the “firefighters have to get to the roof” and they have said the building has been evacuated and no injuries were reported.

The top floor is filled with penthouse suites and firefighters are not sure if the flames have penetrated the interior of that floor.

As a safety measure some of the neighboring hotels have been evacuated, we will update you as we get more news.