Vegas Showroom Fire Deliberately Set, Officials Say
A fire that caused minor damage Tuesday to a showroom in a resort hotel plagued with labor problems was deliberately set, investigators said.
The fire filled the showroom of the Landmark Hotel with smoke but was quickly extinguished by firefighters, said Bob Leinbach of the Clark County Fire Department. Five workers in the showroom were evacuated but not injured.
Leinbach said investigators determined the fire was deliberately set in an area beneath a small stage in the showroom.
“It was a set fire,” he said “They used an open flame and a cloth.”
No Suspects
Leinbach said there were no immediate suspects in the fire, but added that investigators “think there may be a possible link between the fire and the labor dispute going on now.”
A federal bankruptcy judge last week terminated union contracts covering about 400 workers at the hotel-casino, which has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
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