The MGM Grand fire occurred on Friday, November 21, 1980, at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The fire killed 85 people, most through smoke inhalatio
Survivors were evacuated by helicopter.
The original MGM tower, seen in 2008 as part of Bally's
Margaret Leibovici OBE, known as Miss Bluebell, was an Irish-French dancer who was the founder of the Bluebell Girls dance troupe.
MGM Grand fire
…their hotel room windows. The Barbary Coast casino across the street was set up as an evacuation center for MGM guests. Survivors include Donn Arden and Margaret Kelly. A total of 85 people were killed, including 78 guests and 7 employees. Seventy-five people died from smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning…