Fire erupts at swimming pool of hotel on Las Vegas Strip

A fire at a hotel’s swimming pool sent large plumes of black smoke high above the Las Vegas Strip, but left most guests unscathed Saturday.

Firefighters took 30 minutes to control the blaze, which broke out on the 14th floor of The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel, Clark County fire chief, Greg Cassell, said.

One person was taken to a hospital with smoke inhalation. A second person was treated for smoke inhalation at the scene. Nobody was burned. Flames ignited on the pool deck, Clark County fire spokeswoman, Sandra Baker, said.