Lights out on the strip
So I was headed out to the strip last night & noticed the Mandalay Bay was dark and the light on top of the Luxor was out. Pretty unusual for 9 pm! I went over & tried to check it out but they had the parking garage closed at the MB because the lights were off inside. So instead I headed over to the Luxor.
By the time I got there the light on top had turned back on & the moving lights on the sides were back on as well.
Come to find out power to the Four Seasons, MB, Luxor and the Excalibur had been knocked out about an hour before. The casinos have back-up generators that kicked in and kept the lights on in the casinos but it took a while for power to be restored throughout the resorts.
Some people were stuck in elevators for a time but fire & rescue came and got them out. That was about the worst of it honestly.
It was a weird sight though because we’re so used to seeing the strip totally lit up.
The cause of the power failure was a blown transformer and they had everything back to normal in a few hours. Never a dull moment here!
Just make sure this does not happen while we are there. Sounds like Florida if the wind blows or if it rains or if some one just turns on a light some where.
Comment by Connie — March 25, 2008 @ 5:14 pm