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A “Small” Fire Breaks Out at Horseshoe Las Vegas, Home of World Series of Poker (WSOP)

There was quite the scene at Horseshoe Las Vegas on Friday night as a "small" fire broke out at the home of the World Series of Poker (WSOP).

According to local news reports, a fire broke out on the 19th floor of the Horseshoe Las Vegas hotel that caused part of the Las Vegas Strip to shut down as firefighters contained the blaze. In fact, it was reported that 20 fire vehicles and engines, as well as 76 fire personnel, responded to the scene.

"Sprinklers were activated which kept the fire contained to a small area, and crews extinguished the remainder of the burning material," Clark County Fire Deputy Chief Billy Samuels stated in a news release.