Pool fire at The Cosmopolitan fueled by fake palm trees
Source: AP
By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Firefighters said Monday that fake palm trees and high winds fueled a poolside fire on a rooftop at The Cosmopolitan on the Las Vegas Strip over the weekend, a blaze that sent guests running and plumes of black smoke billowing from the casino-hotel.
Clark County Battalion Chief Leo Durkin the foam the trees were made of has become commonplace as a building material on the Strip and beyond for facades and decorations. While it can take some effort to ignite, once the foam catches fire it burns fast and with a lot of heat, Durkin said.
"We are not surprised when we see these products and the way they react to fire," he said.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the blaze on the 14th-floor rooftop Saturday.
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Smokes billows from a fire on the outside pool area of the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday, July 25, 2015. No injuries have been reported, and the cause of the fire has not been determined. Emergency vehicles were called to the resort shortly after noon. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
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Marta's oldest 1/2 sister survived the Coconut Grove fire November 28, 1942.
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