{"id":185639,"date":"2021-09-13T17:52:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T00:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=185639"},"modified":"2021-09-13T18:09:49","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T01:09:49","slug":"florida-casino-to-reopen-tonight-after-air-system-ruptures-26-injured","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/florida-casino-to-reopen-tonight-after-air-system-ruptures-26-injured\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida’s Seminole Classic Casino To Reopen After Air System Ruptures, 26 Injured"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hollywood, Fla.\u2019s Seminole Classic Casino saw 26 people injured at Monday morning from the rupture of an air system, local officials said. The gaming property also was damaged.<\/p>\n

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Firefighters and police officers respond to Hollywood, Fla.\u2019s Seminole Classic Casino. The gaming property saw an air system rupture Monday. Many were injured. (Image: WSVN<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The casino was shuttered following the 9:50 AM incident. The gaming floor was scheduled to reopen at 8:30 PM Monday.<\/p>\n

Twenty of the injured were examined onsite. They declined further medical treatment. Another six went to Hollywood\u2019s Memorial Regional Hospital, where they were seen by physicians.<\/p>\n

The injuries were described as \u201cvaried,\u201d according to Seminole<\/a> spokesman Gary Bitner. None were life-threatening, he added. There were no immediate details on the injuries. Both casino workers and visitors were among the injured.<\/p>\n

There were about 100 people in the casino at the time of the rupture. The building was evacuated immediately. Impact from the compressed air blew out the wall of a second-floor equipment room. The wall overlooks the casino floor.<\/p>\n

Insulation and drywall material fell onto the people below on the casino floor, Bitner said. Some gaming equipment experienced \u201cvery minor damage,\u201d Bitner added.<\/p>\n

There was a good bit of damage in the equipment room,\u201d Bitner told Casino.org<\/em>. Minor damage took place on the casino floor, too.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Staff was working on repairs following the rupture. \u201cClearly, lucky it wasn\u2019t more serious,\u201d Bitner said.<\/p>\n

Seminole Classic Casino is one of several gaming properties operated by the tribe. It is south of the large Seminole Hard Rock Casino<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The rupture took place as the fire suppression system was getting a routine test. The system uses non-flammable gas and compressed air to spray water on flames if a fire ever breaks out.<\/p>\n

Seminole Fire Rescue and Hollywood Fire Rescue both responded to the casino.<\/p>\n

There was no building collapse. There was no explosion,\u201d Hollywood city spokesperson Joann Hussey told Casino.org <\/em>following the incident.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cInsulation and drywall crumbled. Fell onto first-floor casino area,\u201d Hussey recounted. The casino floor has over 1,000 slots and many table games.<\/p>\n

Initially Labeled As Mass Casualty<\/h2>\n

The initial call came into Hollywood\u2019s fire department as a \u201cmass casualty,\u201d with a \u201cpartial building collapse,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

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That led the fire department to send the Hazmat team and many other units to the gaming property. But no chemicals were found at the scene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qEOL7kaxRzw<\/p>\n

Rupture Called Unusual<\/h2>\n

She said the fact there was a rupture, is \u201cunusual.\u201d<\/p>\n

That is why Seminole officials on Monday were continuing to investigate the circumstances around the rupture.<\/p>\n

Trying to figure out exactly why that would happen,\u201d Hussey said about the continuing inquiry. They also want to prevent it from reoccurring in the future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Firefighters from Hollywood routinely train with casino staff to prepare for any emergencies. That preparation helped the response in Monday\u2019s incident, officials said.<\/p>\n

Hollywood is located on the Atlantic Ocean between Fort Lauderdale and Miami.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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