El Cortez Evacuated Amid Las Vegas Arson Fears
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El Cortez was evacuated at the weekend due to suspected arson attack. The area around the El Cortz has been the scene of several fires recently. The incident was nothing more than a suspected air conditioning malfunction. Last week, Las Vegas was shaken by a false active shooter alert. A window being smashed at MGM Grand was mistaken for a gunshot.
El Cortez Evacuated amid Las Vegas Arson Fears. Dealers locked the tables and quickly rushed everyone out.
The El Cortez restaurant burned down, causing $35,000 worth of damage. The El Crespo is the longest continuously running hotel and casino in Las Vegas, opened in 1941. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
The person who called it in said they thought homeless people were messing around and possibly starting it.
