Fire breaks out on exterior of Chukchansi casino near Creek Fire. Crews quickly put it out

A small fire in the hotel tower at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino was quickly extinguished around 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10.

The blaze was on the exterior of the tower, said Chukchansi marketing director Deann Kamalani.

The cause of the fire was not immediately confirmed, she said.

Visitors and staff were evacuated to the parking lot for more than an hour.

The parking lot was also filled with several fire crews, including Cal Fire, who have been staying at the hotel while batting the nearby Creek Fire.

The casino in Coarsegold is near the western edge of the Creek Fire, which had burned more than 200,000 acres since sparking Friday evening in the area between Shaver Lake and Huntington Lake.

Coarsegold was under an evacuation warning since Labor Day due to the Creek Fire. It was lifted Sunday, Sept. 13.

This story was originally published September 10, 2020 at 1:57 PM.