LAS VEGAS (AP) - The Latest on a hazardous materials incident at the Luxor resort on the Las Vegas Strip (all times local):
4:05 p.m.
A hazardous materials team determined that a liquid found in an unoccupied room at a Las Vegas Strip resort isn’t dangerous, and guests are being allowed to return.
Police Officer Jesse Roybal wouldn’t tell reporters what the liquid was, but he says it was found not to be a threat.
No injuries were reported after Deputy Clark County Fire Chief Jeff Buchanan said guests were evacuated from the 27th, 28th and 29th floors of the 30-story Luxor hotel pyramid.
Hotel spokeswoman Yvette Monet (moh-NAY’) says a room attendant found the substance and notified hotel officials.
Police Officer Laura Meltzer says police were notified a little after 11 a.m., and Buchanan says firefighters were summoned shortly before noon.
Monet says about 54 guests were evacuated.
The Luxor has about 4,400 rooms in three towers.
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1:55 p.m.
Authorities say the material being examined in a hazardous-materials incident at a Las Vegas Strip resort is a liquid found in an unoccupied room.
Deputy Clark County Fire Chief Jeff Buchanan said no injuries were reported, and three floors of the 30-story Luxor hotel pyramid have been evacuated while police and firefighters investigate.
Buchanan says the 27th, 28th and 29th floors are affected.
Officials didn’t immediately describe the liquid or any risk it might pose.
Hotel spokeswoman Yvette Monet (moh-NAY’) says a guest-room attendant found the substance and notified hotel officials.
Police Officer Laura Meltzer says police were notified a little after 11 a.m., and Buchanan says firefighters were summoned shortly before noon.
Monet says about 54 guests were asked to evacuate.
The Luxor has about 4,400 rooms in three towers.
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1:05 p.m.
Authorities say three floors of a Las Vegas Strip hotel have been evacuated while hazardous materials teams investigate a substance found in an unoccupied room.
Deputy Clark County Fire Chief Jeff Buchanan said no injuries were reported after firefighters were summoned shortly before noon to the Luxor hotel-casino.
Buchanan says the 27th, 28th and 29th floors were evacuated.
Hotel spokeswoman Yvette Monet (moh-NAY’) says a guest room attendant found the substance and notified hotel officials.
Monet says about 54 guests in the iconic 30-story pyramid tower were asked to evacuate.
The Luxor has about 4,400 rooms in multiple towers.
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