<p>The Kansas Star Casino was evacuated temporarily on Thursday night after a battery <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/motorist-stopped-at-seneca-niagara-casino-before-his-car-exploded-at-u-s-canada-bridge-report/">explosion</a> activated a <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/fontainebleau-las-vegas-guest-allegedly-used-crude-flamethrower-to-activate-hotel-sprinklers/">sprinkler system</a>.</p>n<figure id="attachment_329794" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-329794" data-style="width: 858px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="wp-image-329794 size-post-thumbnail-858xAUTO" src="https://www.casino.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/kansas-star-casino-1-858x514.jpeg" alt="Kansas Star Casino" width="858" height="514" srcset="https://www.casino.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/kansas-star-casino-1-858x514.jpeg 858w, https://www.casino.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/kansas-star-casino-1-430x258.jpeg 430w, https://www.casino.org/news/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/kansas-star-casino-1.jpeg 981w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px" /><figcaption  id="caption-attachment-329794"class="text-description">Kansas Star Casino, pictured above. The casino was evacuated after a sprinkler system was activated. (Image: TripAdvisor)</figcaption></figure>n<p>The 10 p.m. incident began at the Mulvane, Kan. gaming property when a lithium battery in a radio malfunctioned, according to Kansas TV station <em>KWCH</em>.</p>n<p>The explosion led to smoke, which was noticed by a casino security guard who alerted Mulvane Fire Rescue.</p>n<blockquote class="main-blockquote"><p>The sprinkler drenched the fire and pretty much put it out,” Mulvane Fire Rescue Deputy Fire Chief Lowell Ester told <em>KWCH</em>.</p></blockquote>n<p>The radio was located on a chair in an office and contained &#8220;Enough combustibles in it that it got hot fast enough that it kicked the sprinkler head [on],” Ester explained.</p>n<p>The incident caused water damage to the casino offices, but no injuries were reported.</p>n<p>The casino is owned and managed by Boyd Gaming.</p>n<h2>Rental Truck Crashes into Casino</h2>n<p>A U-Haul rental truck was driven into a wall at <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/casino-del-sol-in-tucson-fighting-cyber-attack/">Arizona’s</a> Vee Quiva Casino following a Thursday night police chase.</p>n<p><strong>Police apprehended the two occupants of the truck after they jumped out and began to run.</strong></p>n<p>The incident began on US Route 60 in Mesa, Ariz. after authorities spotted a woman who was wanted by police for a pending arrest warrant. Officers tried to stop the vehicle but it sped away before it came to rest after crashing into the casino building.</p>n<p>The names of the suspects weren’t immediately available. Their charges weren’t released by police on Thursday night.</p>n<p>The woman had been incarcerated before the incident.</p>n<p>The Vee Quiva Casino is located on the Gila River Indian Reservation.</p>n<h2>Armed Man Allegedly Chases Victim</h2>n<p>A man was arrested earlier this month after he allegedly pulled out a knife and ran after a woman at a <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/montana-casino-violent-stabbing-leads-to-arrest/">Montana</a> casino.</p>n<p><strong>Tyler Little Dog, 28, was charged with assault with a weapon after he chased his estranged girlfriend at the unnamed Missoula, Mont. gaming property, police said.</strong></p>n<p>Police seized a large knife from the suspect after arresting Little Dog.</p>n<p>The post <a href="https://www.casino.org/news/casino-crime-round-up-battery-explosion-forces-evacuation-of-kansas-casino/">Casino Crime Roundup: Battery Explosion Forces Evacuation of Kansas Casino</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.casino.org/news">Casino.org</a>.</p>n