KTVQ<\/em>, a local TV station.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nBut the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fire continued. The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office and the Montana Division of Criminal Investigation have undertaken the inquiry.<\/p>\n
The Honest Toms fire led to finding Marla Murray, 71, and John Ahles, 33, inside the building. Both were deceased.<\/p>\n
Murray was an employee and she was working at the time. Ahles also worked at the casino. But he was off-duty that night, MTN News<\/em> said.<\/p>\nThe two victims were alone in the building during the fire. Both resided in Bridger, the same community in which the casino is located.<\/p>\n
Casino Is Closed<\/h2>\n Since the blaze, Honest Toms was closed by its owners. The small building was described by McQuillan as a \u201ctotal loss\u201d because of smoke damage, the Associated Press<\/em> reported last month.<\/p>\n\n
When firefighters arrived, they were unable to enter the burning building because of heavy smoke, the AP<\/em> added. The first to arrive, Bridger Police Chief Mike Buechler, said he found smoke billowing out of the front door, KTVQ<\/em>, a local TV station, reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHe yelled out to see if anyone was inside, but no one answered. He was able to open a screen door. He could only see a couple of feet inside because of the smoke.<\/p>\n
Multiple fire departments responded to the fire. They were able to bring the fire under control in about a half-hour.<\/p>\n
The casino is located on the main thoroughfare through the southern Montana town. Bridger is a small community located about 47 miles south of Billings, Montana.<\/p>\n
Earlier Casino Fires<\/h2>\n In March, a slot machine at Bally\u2019s Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort in Rhode Island caught fire. The March 8 fire was caused by a machine malfunction. It was quickly contained to the casino floor. The blaze did not cause any significant damage, nor was anyone injured.<\/p>\n
In an earlier incident, Resorts World Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip was the site of a fire last June. It took place before the property\u2019s grand reopening. The blaze broke out in a storage area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Bridger, Montana fire which led to the deaths last month of two people in Honest Toms Saloon & Casino is now being investigated as a possible homicide. Autopsy results have to be released. Word about the homicide inquiry was announced today (May 4) by Carbon County Sheriff Josh McQuillian, according to a report from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":212090,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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