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Flames and thick plumes of black smoke from a quick-spreading fire engulfed the 14th-floor pool deck of a sprawling Las Vegas Strip resort Saturday. Clark County fire spokeswoman Sandra Baker said, "Early preliminary reports indicate a landscaping fire," but that investigators were still looking into the cause. Desperation in fire: Cop can't find toddler. Corbin Williams, a guest staying on the 14th floor, described a chaotic scene. Cassell said an electrical fire was also possible due to the amount of decorative lights festooned about the fake palms. More Videos Massive fire engulfs Las Vegas hotel pool deck. Matt Mills, who was sharing a suite with Williams, shot video through the door leading to the pool as the evacuation was underway. There were no serious injuries, but two people suffered smoke inhalation, according to Clark County Fire Chief Greg Cassell. An unknown number of guests and employees at the 3,room resort were evacuated. There are fire trucks everywhere. The plastic foam used to construct the imitation Arecaceae "is like solid gasoline to us," he said. School bus explodes in flames. That's why the fire "took off like a rocket. Cassell said that several rooms on the 14th floor sustained heat damage, but the fire never got into the hotel itself. Dubai's Torch Tower skyscraper on fire. Williams, however, said his experience at the pool a day earlier left him with an unsettling premonition that it might have been something else. Fire flames scorch Dubai's iconic Torch tower. Family stuck inside burning RV. Unbelievable," Mills is heard saying on the video. Fire ''took off like a rocket'. The fire chief said that in 26 years on the job he'd seen his share of casino fires, but never one quite like this one. Williams, who said he was staying in a complimentary suite because of "issues we had the last time we stayed at the hotel ," nevertheless remained upbeat.{/INSERTKEYS}{/PARAGRAPH} Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds. ET and was contained to the Bamboo Pool, located in the resort's west end tower. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. {PARAGRAPH}{INSERTKEYS}Entrance to the Bamboo Pool at Cosmo pic. He was able to capture this video of the fast moving fire outside of his window. Sources: Dubai fire started with hotel room curtain Explosions heard near Dubai hotel fire Escaping the Dubai hotel fire Footage shows huge stately home in flames. Pool deck fire at Las Vegas hotel caught on camera Amy Rossetti, vice president of public relations for the Cosmopolitan, said the fire started at about p. Videos posted on social media showed the inferno consuming the poolside tent-like cabanas, imitation palm trees, and just about everything else on the open-air deck of the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas hotel. Lady Antebellum's bus catches fire.