********* — A **** that erupted at Caesars Palace earlier this week has caused US$100,000 in damages for the popular hotel. According to the Associated Press, the **** began around 3:30 a.m. and quickly spread from an escalator to a ballroom, prompting brief evacuations.

The **** caused 140 hotel rooms to be evacuated for two hours, and saw three hotel workers transported to the hospital for ***** inhalation, Caesars Entertainment Corporation spokeswoman Jennifer Forkish told the AP.

The Clark County **** Department extinguished the **** after 25 minutes, and no hotel guests were ******* as a result of the ****. At this time all operations at the hotel have returned to normal.

The cause of the **** remains unknown but is under *************.