Arson Fire kills 40 in a Casino in Mexico Arson Fire Kills 40 in a Casino in Mexico news It was reported that armed men burst into a casino in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey on Thursday and set a fire The attack was said to have taken place shortly after 3 pm at the Casino Royale was thought to be the worst massacre since a crackdown on drug gangs by the authorities Monterrey was once considered a peaceful business and industrial hub in Nuevo Leon State, has been hit hard by the violence as at least two major criminal organizations battle for control Bodies are regularly found hanging from overpasses, several people have been killed in bars and the American consulate there has moved the minor children of its workers from the city Casinos, growing in number across the country, have also emerged lately as targets of extortion, violence and money laundering President Felipe Calderón, who began a major offensive against organized crime in 2006, lamented on his Twitter account "this perverse act of terror and barbarity" and said it showed the need to persevere in the fight against crime Nuevo Leon's governor, Rodrigo Medina, said in a telephone interview broadcast on television by Milenio that it appears six men arrived at the casino in two vehicles, spread a flammable liquid and lighted it. El Norte, a local newspaper, quoted witnesses as saying that Molotov cocktails were used to light the liquid By Thursday night, Mr. Medina and the state prosecutor said in separate ...