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Posted: 2017-04-14T09:07:29Z | Updated: 2017-04-14T09:07:29Z Bellagio Roof Fire Shuts Down Las Vegas Strip | HuffPost

Bellagio Roof Fire Shuts Down Las Vegas Strip

No one was injured.

The Las Vegas Strip closed on Thursday night after a fire engulfed the roof of the famed Bellagio hotel and casino .

No one was injured in the blaze, which was first reported at 10:46 p.m.

It took less than a half hour to extinguish , but Clark County Fire Department officials stated that the firefighting effort was “extremely difficult” due to the fire’s location, per the Los Angeles Times.

According to KTNV-TV, 10 engines and 77 first responders were involved in putting out the blaze.

Authorities had not determined the cause of the fire by Friday morning.

Damage was confined to the roof , the Las Vegas Sun reported.

Bellagio is one of the largest hotels in the world, with nearly 4,000 rooms. The MGM Resorts-owned hotel opened in 1998 at a cost of $1.6 billion .

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