Vacant Building Catches Fire Near Las Vegas Strip, Smoke Seen Near the Strat Casino
The previous M&M Soul Food Café was consumed by fire on Wednesday, causing clouds of smoke to rise around the north end of the Las Vegas Strip.
Los bomberos de Las Vegas recibieron la alerta a las 12:51 p.m. sobre la presencia de densa humo saliendo del techo del edificio desocupado.
Firefighters arrived at the scene within four minutes of getting the call. By 1:37 p.m., multiple units from Las Vegas Fire & Rescue had extinguished the fire.
While teams fought the blaze, they also stopped it from moving to adjacent structures.
Warm Weather
The dense smoke hindered firefighters' visibility as they battled the fire. At 3 p.m., the temperature outside hit 107 degrees. Due to their thick and cumbersome uniforms, firefighters were overheated as they fought the flames and smoke.
Según la estación de televisión KVVU de Las Vegas, oficiales del Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Las Vegas (LVMPD) detuvieron temporalmente el tráfico en una sección de South Las Vegas Boulevard y Cleveland Avenue para que los bomberos pudieran extinguir el incendio.
The location of the previous restaurant is 2211 South Las Vegas Boulevard, just south of the Strat Hotel, Casino & Tower.
The structure has remained vacant since the restaurant shut down and was condemned after it closed, as reported by Las Vegas TV station KLAS.
There were no reported injuries. As of late Wednesday, investigators persisted in looking for the origins of the fire.
Fire investigators have not disclosed the source of the fire. It was uncertain whether it was of questionable origin.
Previous Health Infractions
In September 2019, the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) closed M&M Soul Food Café after documenting multiple violations at the site, as reported by Vegas Eater.
The reported violations involved: inadequate hand washing, unclean kitchen items, exposed insulation in the freezer, and bags of cut collard greens kept at unsafe temperatures. Furthermore, the report indicated that an employee wearing gloves made contact with a trash can before touching bread with those contaminated gloves.
The report noted further violations, such as suspected mold in an ice machine, unidentified insects spotted in bulk flour bags, and an improperly displayed grade card at the restaurant.
The report noted that the SNHD shut down the restaurant on July 19, 2019, because of comparable violations.
