Occupants allowed back into Resort on Mount Charleston after evacuation
January 2, 2011 - 7:15 pm
Occupants at the Resort on Mount Charleston were evacuated Sunday evening because of a smell of propane, Las Vegas police said.
Lt. Ted Snodgrass said 21 rooms at the hotel were evacuated about 5:52 p.m. Capt. Tim Woolever with the Nevada Division of Forestry said the occupants were allowed back to the hotel about 8 p.m..
Woolever said the propane tanks ran dry, which caused the smell. The tanks were then reignited.
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