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The MGM Grand fire occurred on Friday, November 21, 1980, at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (later Bally’s, now Horseshoe Las Vegas), located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The fire killed 85 people, most through smoke inhalation. [1] The fire began from a refrigerated pastry display case in one of the restaurants, located on the ...
On November 21, 1980, a fire broke out in the MGM Grand Hotel (now Horseshoe Las Vegas) in Paradise, Nevada, killing 85 people, [1] most through smoke inhalation. [75] It remains the worst disaster in Nevada history, and the third-worst hotel fire in modern U.S. history.
On November 21, 1980 the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Bally's Las Vegas) in Paradise, Nevada suffered a major fire. The fire killed 85 people, most through smoke inhalation. [6] The HFD was one of the main agencies to respond to fire which remains the worst disaster in Nevada history, and the third-worst hotel fire in modern U.S. history.
On May 4, 1988, a fire followed by several explosions occurred at the Pacific Engineering and Production Company of Nevada (PEPCON) chemical plant in Henderson, Nevada. The disaster caused two fatalities, 372 injuries, and an estimated $100 million of damage. A large portion of the Las Vegas Valley within a 10-mile (16 km) radius of the plant ...
1994. Northwest Airlines Flight 206: On an October 22, 1994 flight from Detroit to Washington, radio talk show host Julianne Malveaux, 41, swore at a child who accidentally bumped her while she was asleep in her seat, then at a flight attendant who accidentally sprayed her with a can of soda when it opened.
[10] [8] [7] Flood waters subsided by 4:30 p.m. [10] It was the worst flood since 1984, [2] and it remains the most destructive flood in Las Vegas history. [15] Although initially reported as a 100-year storm , geologists subsequently determined it to be a 15- or 20-year event based on measurements.
Tidal Wave Pool. On July 24, 1982, a 15-year-old boy drowned in the Tidal Wave Pool. [1] On August 27, 1984: a 20-year-old from Brooklyn drowned in the Tidal Wave Pool. [3] [4] On July 19, 1987, an 18-year-old from Queens drowned in the Tidal Wave Pool.
Unknown. On October 1, 2017, a mass shooting occurred when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd attending the Route 91 Harvest music festival on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada from his 32nd-floor suites in the Mandalay Bay hotel. He fired more than 1,000 rounds, killing 60 people [a] and wounding at least 413.