MGM Grand Hotel Fire (1980)

MGM Grand Hotel Fire (1980)

The MGM Grand Hotel Fire took place in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1980. It began with an electrical fire that spread through the building’s 26 stories, fed by PVC piping, wallpaper, and plastic mirrors. These burning materials created smoke and toxic fumes that contributed to the majority of the 87 fatalities and 700 injuries. There was no automatic fire sprinkler system in the casino portion of the building, which had those hazardous wall and ceiling finishes, and the hotel section of the building contained many unprotected vertical shafts. There were also openings that allowed smoke to enter and fill exit stairwells, and doors locked people out of the building once they exited into these stairwells. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0ahUKEwjE9cHGtKPJAhULWogKHfGUCvIQFggjMAE&url=http:%2F%2Fwww.nfpa.org%2F~%2Fmedia%2Ffiles%2Fpress-room%2Flasvegasmgmgrand.pdf%3Fla%3Den&usg=AFQjCNER5HwCjcDj9NCGclkqfiXqWLuh-A&bvm=bv.108194040,d.cGU