A Tuesday afternoon blaze caused South Dakota’s Fort Randall Casino to temporarily close while firefighters battled a nearby fire, according to news reports. Sign for Fort Randall Casino, pictured above. The casino closed temporarily due to a nearby fire. (Image: Yankton.net) The fire began around noon on Tuesday at the Yankton Sioux Tribe (YST) Recycling Center located in Wagner, S.D. Blaze Confined to Recycling Center Thanks to the efforts of firefighters, the blaze didn’t spread past the recycling facility, Mike Kotab, Charles Mix County emergency disaster manager, told the Daily Republic, a local news outlet. Flames were brought under control and the fire was extinguished at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday. The tribal casino reopened shortly after that. The recycling center is located on tribal property east of the gaming complex. It recycling building houses equipment and a propane tank, according to the report. Some of the equipment was destroyed by the fire, the Daily Republic revealed. That included two… Read More
Category: Tribal Gaming, Tribal gaming
Source: Casino.org
