A massive helicopter rescue effort from Nellis Air Force Base pulled 1,000 people from the roof of the MGM Grand, involving both U.S. Other agencies included the North Las Vegas Fire Department, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue, and the Henderson Fire Department. A third alarm was called at 7:22 am, and a Metro Police helicopter pilot requested all available helicopters at 7:30 a.m.

CCFD received a call reporting the fire at 7:17 a.m., with the first engine arriving on site from across the street at 7:19 a.m. MGM security was immediately advised of the situation, and alerted the Clark County Fire Department (CCFD) which was the first agency to respond. he saw smoke coming from the ceiling vents just before the lights went out. An employee of the hotel's bakery recounted how just after 7 a.m. A crew supervisor noticed a flickering light, which turned out to be a wall of flames. The fire was discovered during an inspection of the restaurant by a tile crew. on Friday, November 21, 1980, a fire began in a restaurant known as The Deli. The incident led to the reformation of fire safety guidelines and codes in the state.įire Looking east as smoke rises from the propertyĪt the time of the fire, about 5,000 people were in the MGM Grand, a casino and 26-story hotel with more than 2,000 hotel rooms that had opened in 1973. history, after the 1946 Winecoff Hotel fire in Atlanta that killed 119 people and the 1986 Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto Rico that killed 97. The tragedy remains the deadliest disaster in Nevada history, and the third-deadliest hotel fire in modern U.S. Fire engulfed the resort's casino, and smoke travelled into the hotel tower.

The fire began from a refrigerated pastry display case in one of the restaurants, located on the first floor. The fire killed 85 people, most through smoke inhalation. The MGM Grand fire occurred on Friday, Novemat the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Horseshoe Las Vegas), located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. 1980 casino fire in Paradise, Nevada, United StatesĮlectrical ground fault caused by electrical receptacle

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