This resulted in the hotel only having partial sprinkler protection for limited areas on the ground level and no sprinklers installed in the high-rise hotel, the casino (approximately 380 by 1200 feet, or 450,000 square feet), or the restaurant areas. This allowed fire protection and life safety to take a backseat to the owner’s concern of saving $192,000 (less than 1% of the hotel cost). During the construction of the $106 million hotel the owner decided against the fire marshals request to install fire sprinkles throughout the building.

The MGM Grand Hotel fire was a direct result of the hotels failure in prevention. This was the second largest life-loss hotel fire in United States history and highlighted the importance of needing fire prevention and life safety. This catastrophic fire resulted in over 600 injuries and 85 deaths including hotel guests and employees. on Novemand within 6 minutes of the time the fire was discovery, the entire casino area was involved in the fire with a burning rate of 15 to 19 feet per second. Today, November 21, is the 36 th anniversary of the MGM Grand Hotel fire in Las Vegas. Lessons from the past: MGM Grand Hotel Fire

Mgm grand hotel and casino fire report