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Nov 21, 2008, 6:25 PM
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On Nov 21, 2:05 pm, CLM in ND <camarv...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> The infamous MGM fire:
>
> http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/1980/nov/22/mgm-burns/?history
>
> I remember as a little kid watching this on the news & the shot from
> I-15 at the MGM off in the distance w/smoke billowing out of it.
> Sometime later, I think "That's Incredible!" did a story about that
> fire, IIRC.
>
> Cameron
Cameron,
I had a terrific Roundtable discussion panel on this subject earlier
this month at my monthly series at the Springs Preserve. The current
Clark County Fire Chief (who was a rookie back in 1980 when he
responded to the fire), LV Sun reporter Mary Manning (who covered the
fire), KLAS anchor Gary Waddell, as well as two former MGM Grand
employees including the baker who almost froze to death in the freezer
that he was huddled in hoping someone would find him and a co-worker.
The Las Vegas Review Journal did a commerative piece a few years ago
that can be found here:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/mgmfire/
And the Clark County Fire Department investigative Report can be found
here:
http://fire.co.clark.nv.us/(S(gk0jbd3dqdj2fu55lsvjgmuk))/MGM.aspx
Also, the Las Vegas Sun published a book "The Day the MGM Grand
Burned" which is out of print but can probably be found at local
libraries or via abebooks.
Lynn in Sherman Oaks
www.classiclasvegas.squarespace.com (blog)
www.classiclasvegas.com (website)
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