Montana Casino Deadly Fire Closes Venue, Arson Ruled Out as Cause

A Montana gaming land site blaze, which left II people deadened on Wednesday, forced the venue, Honest Toms Saloon & Casino, to close. It appears the discharge was not on purpose set.

Carbon County Sheriff Josh McQuillan identified the victims as Marla Murray, 71, and King John Ahles, 33, the Associated Press reported. James Augustus Henry Murray was a cassino employee. Ahles was a customer.

Two Victims

The deuce victims were alone in the building during the fire. They died at the scene. The victims testament undergo autopsies.

Both resided inward Bridger. That is the same community of interests inwards which the casino is located.

As of Friday, investigators continued to hunting for the cause of the blaze. McQuillan says he does non surmise the flack was set, the AP said.

Multiple firing departments responded to the scene. They were able to play the attack below moderate inward almost a half hour, the AP said.

The little building was described past McQuillan as a “total loss” because of fume damage, the AP adds. Following the fire, Honest Toms was for good closed by its owners, according to an online listing.

Police were initially notified virtually the go off at nigh 9:30 am Wednesday, KTVQ, a local TV station, reported. Bridger Police Chief Mike Buechler found smoking billowing out of the forepart door upon his arrival.

He yelled come out to view if anyone was inside, but no ace answered. He was capable to opened a projection screen door. He could only if see a twosome of feet interior due to the smoke.

Multiple flack departments responded to the fire. They included units from Bridger, Fromberg, and Belfry. They contained the blaze out to the solitary building. The State Fire Marshal’s office, the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office, the Treasure State Department of Criminal Investigations, and Bridger Police are jointly investigating the fire.

The casino is set on the main thoroughfare through and through the southern MT town. Bridger is a small community of interests set nigh 47 miles southward of Billings, Montana.

Earlier Fires

Last month, a one-armed bandit political machine at Bally’s Twin Falls River President Lincoln Casino Resort inwards Rhode Island caught fire. The Mar 8 flame was caused past a machine malfunction. It was apace contained to the cassino floor. The blazing did non reason any significant damage, nor was anyone injured.

In an before incident, Resorts World Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip was the land site of a flak lowest June. It took come in before the property’s grand reopening. The blaze bust come out inwards a storage area.