Where employees are being staged. Shakala Alvaranga denise, dozens of employees are patiently waiting for power to be restored. Theyve been outside for hours. Some, forced to walk up all these stairs to get back inside. The hotel is looking at other options for the guests if theyre unable to turn the power back on. Hotel guests are being told to go to the ballys front de to a different property. Guests are also being encouraged to spend time at the Planet Hollywood lounge while they wait to get back into their rooms. One employee described the moment paris. Went dark. i went into the bathroom. The lights went out. I went into the hallway. though no one was hurt, the fire Shakala Alvaranga again, no word yet on when power will be restored. Stick with 8 news now for the latest developments. Reporting live Shakala Alvaranga 8 news now. Dave Courvoisier the president ial election away. And the latest National Poll Shows Hillary clinton is still ahead of donald trump. The two candidates cri
The strip with more on how theyre dealing with the a big inconvenience. Shakala Alvaranga dave and denise, inside crews are working around the clock to restore everything. But in the meantime, no guests will be allowed in their rooms until the fire chief gives the all clear. Its frustrating for us but its much more frustrating for our customers who have spent good money to spend the night in paris and are not able to do it. Shakala Alvaranga the mishap forced thousands to evacuate and trapped others. We have rescued 11 people from 5 different elevators shafts. Shakala Alvaranga behind the hotel, employees were seen climbing flights of stairs. Just cut off. Check the hallway. All the lights is off. First time this happen after so many years that ive been working here. It was really kind of. Scary. Shakala Alvaranga guests were sent to neighboring hotelin planet hollywood. I can go down the strip and i can drink and i can celebrate but id like to get back in and relax. Shakala Alvaranga
And they know it was tough for guests. Theyre working to make it right. As you can see its hustling and bustling again at paris hotel and casino. It was a different sight this time yesterday. Hotel guests made their way back to the hotel today after 3thousand people were evacuated. Many had to stay at other hotels because the power didnt come back on until close to midnight. Paris hotel manangement tell us theyre focus today is working with guests displaced. Paying for any missed flights, mailing had to leave town, and also offering up two free nights stays beyond any rooms they comped last night. Gaming experts estimate paris could have lost about 1point8 Million Dollars having the casino shut down. And there are likely even more losses because of the massive power outage. Richard Broome Caesars Entertainment corporation there will be considerable costs associated with this event but we havent even begin to calcuate them because its been all about getting the power restored and taking
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