A massive water main broke at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Tuesday afternoon, causing firefighters to evacuate around 1,000 people.
According to Fox5Vegas.com, Clark County firefighters arrived at the Mandalay Bay hotel at around 4:30 p.m. local time to find a water main had broken in a loading dock and flooded the area between the first and second floor of the convention center.
The water poured into the first floor of the convention center until emergency personnel could shut the water off. While no injuries were reported during the incident, around 1,000 people on the second floor had to be relocated as a precaution.
Officials from Mandalay Bay released a statement on Twitter about the incident:
A water leak at Mandalay Bay has affected a portion of the South Convention Center. Crews are working to clean up the leak as soon as possible. There are no injuries or major disruptions to operations. pic.twitter.com/eBUkyRHNqE
— Mandalay Bay Resort (@MandalayBay) June 20, 2018
The Mandalay Bay South Convention Center was briefly affected by a water line leak Tuesday evening. There were no injuries or disruption to overall operations. The Convention Center will proceed with its normal events and operations schedule Wednesday morning.
— Mandalay Bay Resort (@MandalayBay) June 20, 2018
Several videos of the conference room area flooding were also shared online:
UPDATE: 1,000 people relocated after water main break at Mandalay Bay loading dock, CCFD said.
https://t.co/Fn9NGCB76K
Photos: Scott Zamost pic.twitter.com/pqQpL02vzr— FOX5 Las Vegas (@FOX5Vegas) June 20, 2018
A water leak at @MandalayBay has flooded a portion of the South Convention Center, spokesman Brian Ahern said https://t.co/4f9ny0Dgb6
(Courtesy: Melinda Cook) pic.twitter.com/RK6sUMinYR— Las Vegas RJ (@reviewjournal) June 20, 2018
Firefighters helped hotel employees secure water and electrical power for the hotel, and there was no structural damage to the building reported. Crews worked to remove the water from the convention center in order to return to full operations Wednesday.
In total, Clark County sent six engines, one truck, two rescues, the heavy rescue and two battalion chiefs to the hotel in order to ensure no injuries or structural damage to the facility.
