Officials said security personnel were at all service elevators and stairwell entrances for safety reasons. “Right now crews are working on getting half of our elevators in Tower One working.” “People went back up through service elevators,” Green said. They were brought up by casino employees and security. “It holds between 3,000 and 4,000 people.”Īrson hadn’t been ruled out, but the Pechanga Fire chief noted that it isn’t believed to be the cause.Įveryone was escorted back to their rooms at around 5 p.m., according to Green. “There’s a lot of people in that ballroom,” Keeling said.
