The Nov. 21, 1980 fire scene that day was a grim sightThe second-largest loss of life hotel fire in U.S. history took place 20 years ago this week at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

After 85 people died as a result of the MGM Grand fire in November 1980 and eight perished in an arson less than three months later at the Las Vegas Hilton, Nevada lawmakers revamped high-rise ...

Thursday marks 44 years since the MGM ... The fire was so severe that helicopters were deployed to rescue people from balconies. This catastrophe, along with a subsequent fire at the Las Vegas ...

Before sunrise on November 21, 1980, a fire ripped through the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, claiming 85 lives and injuring hundreds. What happened inside remains one of the city's darkest moments.

Here’s a look at other such fires in the Las Vegas Valley: MGM Grand; 87 killed (1980) On Nov. 21, 1980, guests were forced to evacuate when an early morning fire filled the 26-story MGM Grand ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV ... However, the hotel was originally the MGM Grand. In 1980, a fire happened that killed 87 people. After that deadly fire, some of the toughest fire codes in the nation ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5)—Clark County posted to X to highlight the 44th anniversary of a deadly fire that ripped through the MGM Grand. On Nov. 21, 1980, the fire killed 87 and injured 700 others.