Mgm casino hotel fire

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While the fire primarily damaged the second floor casino and adjacent restaurants, most of the deaths were on the upper floors of the hotel, and were caused by smoke inhalation. A total of 85 people were killed and 650 injured, including guests, employees and 14 firefighters. Fire spread across the areas of the casino in which no fire sprinklers were installed. Air Force UH-1N (Huey) from the Detachment 1, 57th FWW out of Indian Springs NV, and CH-3E (Jolly Green Giant) helicopters from the 1st Special Operations Wing out of Hurlburt Field, FL (which were deployed to Nellis AFB to participate in Red Flag '80) were the main part of a helicopter rescue effort that pulled 1,000 people from the roof of the MGM Grand. Other agencies included the North Las Vegas Fire Department, Las Vegas Fire & Rescue and the Henderson Fire Department. The Clark County Fire Department was the first agency to respond. on November 21, 1980, a fire broke out in a restaurant known as The Deli. At the time of the fire, approximately 5,000 people were in the hotel and casino, a 26-story luxury resort with more than 2,000 hotel rooms.

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