[font=Verdana]A smoky fire broke out at the soon-to-be demolished Boardwalk hotel-casino Tuesday afternoon, shutting down traffic along the Las Vegas Strip, authorities said. [/font]

[font=Verdana]The fire started shortly after [/font][font=Verdana]3:30 p.m.[/font][font=Verdana] as hotel crews were doing demolition work, Clark County Fire Department spokesman Bob Leinbach said. [/font]

[font=Verdana]More than 50 firefighters responded, and Leinbach said the blaze was contained quickly. [/font]

[font=Verdana]Traffic was halted in both directions along a two-block section of the Strip. [/font]

[font=Verdana]Some 50 workers were dismantling part of the structure when debris ignited, said Yvette Monet, spokeswoman for MGM Mirage Inc., which owns the property. The fire was extinguished by about [/font][font=Verdana]4:30 p.m.[/font][font=Verdana], she said. [/font]

[font=Verdana]Fire department and company officials said there were no injuries. [/font]

[font=Verdana]The Boardwalk closed in January to make way for MGM Mirage Inc.'s planned $7 billion Project CityCenter, to be finished in late 2009. The Boardwalk is set to be imploded in the next several months, she said. [/font]