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Explosion and Fire Rock Las Vegas Strip

Posted on:  June 14, 2025, 11:30h.

Last updated on:  June 14, 2025, 11:30h.

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Corey Levitan Corey Levitan joined Casino.org in 2022 after a long career covering Las Vegas. He currently covers entertainment, dining and gaming news in Las Vegas...
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An explosion rocked the Las Vegas Strip early Saturday, setting palm trees alight outside the Aria Resort and Casino.

Fire engulfs palm trees in front of the Aria Resort and Casino early Saturday morning. (Image: Tiktok/@_danistiktok_)

According to Las Vegas police, the blaze erupted after the occupant of a car threw a firework into one of the trees that then exploded.

TikToker Baby Khaled, one of many witnesses who shared videos to social media, said he “heard an explosion” that sounded like a bomb. He then shared footage of a car speeding away from the scene.

“Let’s find this car,” he said.

No injuries were reported and there is no damage to nearby hotels, according to police, who noted that the fire “was contained to a small area and was extinguished quickly.”

 

Corey Levitan
Corey Levitan

Corey Levitan joined Casino.org in 2022 after a long career covering Las Vegas. He currently covers entertainment, dining and gaming news in Las Vegas.

Corey spent six years covering the Vegas Strip for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, where he also wrote the most popular humor column in the city’s history. (For “Fear and Loafing,” he tried out 176 Vegas jobs, including poker player, blackjack dealer and Follie Bergere dancer.)

Corey has won more than 100 local, state and national awards for his journalism, which has also appeared in Rolling Stone, New York Magazine and the New York Post.

Corey is a New York native whose hobbies include playing guitar, trying to be a better husband, and arguing with strangers on Facebook.

Contact Corey at corey@casino.org.

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    C. Sisk June 14, 2025
    Violence on the strip is increasing. Cause? Heat? Alcohol and drugs? Fire Cocktails? Social Media? Solar Flares? Politics? Tin Drummers and **** Coming...? Never going back.
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