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Mandalay Bay Resort tweeted on Tuesday night to confirm the incident. They said in a statement: “A water leak at Mandalay Bay has affected a portion of the South Convention Centre. “Crews are working to clean up the leak as soon as possible. “There are no major disruptions to operations.”

Fire crews are at the Mandalay Bay Hotel on the famous Vegas Strip

This isn’t something you see every day. Water flooding @MandalayBay convention area. pic.twitter.com/yonkKe85Tv — Scott Zamost (@scottzamost) June 19, 2018

The leak was initially reported to be at the Shark Reef Aquarium attraction. The hotel and aquarium later confirmed Shark Reef was unaffected and operational. Crews found the water leaking from a space between the ground and first floor. Shark Reef Aquarium tweeted: “Shark Reef Aquarium is fine and operational. Thank you.” Officials later found the water was pouring from near the shark aquarium tank, which is a major feature in the famous hotel.

The Mandalay Bay Resort confirmed the leak on Twitter, saying: “A water leak at Mandalay Bay has affected a portion of the of the South Convention Center. “Crews are working to clean up the leak as soon as possible. There are no injuries or major disruptions to operations.” Clark County fire officials said no structural damage had affected the building. But there was some damage to part of the first-floor ceiling.

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Guests and staff were evacuated from the hotel on the Las Vegas strip. Photos posted on social media show water flooding the Mandalay Bay Convention Centre. Water was “pouring” from the ceiling, and attendees of a fraud conference being held at the venue were moved outside. The leak was stopped and secured, before electrical power was returned to the area. Yesterday the hotel updated visitors, writing on Twitter: "The Mandalay Bay South Convention Center was briefly affected by a water line leak Tuesday evening. "There were no injuries or disruption to overall operations. The Convention Center will proceed with its normal events and operations schedule Wednesday morning." Mandalay Bay is a vast hotel and resort complex on the world famous Las Vegas Strip that opened in 1999.