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MGM Grand Hotel fire.
In: Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2022, S. 2
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In 1980, the MGM Grand Hotel consisted of a casino, restaurants, nightclubs, and convention rooms in a low-rise section, as well as 2,076 hotel rooms housed in a twenty-six-story tower. Shortly after 7:00 a.m. on November 21, two employees of a coffee shop spotted signs of a fire in the hotel’s empty delicatessen. Within six minutes, fire engulfed much of the casino. The pressure of the hot gases released by the fire forced open the main doors of the casino, and the fire quickly consumed the carport outside. Flames destroyed a plywood covering at the bottom of a stairwell, and smoke shot up the stairs. Heat, smoke, and flames passed into elevator shafts through unsealed doors. Sprinklers put out fires in a hallway, and firefighters doused the blaze on the main floor. However, smoke passed through the twelve-inch-wide seismic joints running from the casino level to the top of the tower. It billowed into open shafts, particularly those that were not properly sealed. Adding to the problem were smoke dampers that were bolted in such a manner as to make them inoperable.
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MGM Grand Hotel fire.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Neumann, Caryn E. |
Zeitschrift: | Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2022, S. 2 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2022 |
Medientyp: | Nachschlagewerk |
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