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By Sabrina Schnur Las Vegas Review-Journal

August 31, 2022 - 7:19 am

Firefighters rushed to a downtown Las Vegas hotel Wednesday morning after reports of a mattress fire.

The fire was reported at 4:55 a.m. on the 10th floor of the Fremont Hotel and Casino, 200 E. Fremont St., according to a statement from the City of Las Vegas.

Las Vegas firefighters battled for the blaze for three minutes. No one was injured.

Investigators said they believe the fire started in the mattress and headboard but the cause was not immediately determined.

Contact Sabrina Schnur at sschnur@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0278. Follow @sabrina_schnur on Twitter.

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