Members, The Deadliest Fires and Explosions in US History by Property Class is available from NFPA Research at;
http://www.nfpa.org/itemDetail.asp?categoryID=954&itemID=23344&URL=Research/ Fire%20statistics/Deadliest/large-loss%20fires Hope that helps, John Drucker, CET Fire Protection Subcode Official Fire/Building/Electrical Inspector Fire Marshals Office Borough of Red Bank, NJ -----Original Message----- From: sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org [mailto:sprinklerforum-boun...@firesprinkler.org] On Behalf Of Parsley Consulting Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 9:26 AM To: sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org Subject: Re: Why we have fire safety codes- MGM Grand - Nov 21 1980 John, Out of curiosity, and if you know, what was the worst hotel loss of life fire? I'm thinking maybe the Winecoff Hotel Fire in Atlanta in '46? I taught a "Means of Egress" class a few years ago, and that one comes to mind as having a greater loss of life. PARSLEY CONSULTING Ken Wagoner, SET 760.745.6181 voice 760.745.0537 fax parsleyconsult...@cox.net <mailto:parsleyconsult...@cox.net> e-mail www.ParsleyConsulting.com <http://www.ParsleyConsulting.com> website > From: John Drucker [mailto:john.druc...@verizon.net] > Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2010 8:56 AM > To: fireal...@yahoogroups.com; sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org > Subject: FW: Why we have fire safety codes- MGM Grand - Nov 21 1980 > > Subject: Why we have fire safety codes- MGM Grand - Nov 21 1980 > > On the morning of November 21, 1980, 85 people died and more than 700 were > injured as a result of a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel. This was the second > largest life-loss hotel fire in United States history. It was determined > during the investigation that the fire originated in the wall soffit of the > side stand in the Deli, one of five restaurants located on the casino level. > The investigators concluded that several factors contributed to the cause of > the fire but the primary source of ignition was an electrical ground fault. > The lack of fire sprinklers installed throughout the building, substandard > enclosure of interior stairs, lack of adequate fire barriers, unprotected > vertical openings, distribution of smoke through hvac systems and lack of > execution of a fire emergency plan including a fire evacuation signal > contributed to the fires extension and resultant casualties. > > The full report is available from the NFPA. > http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/Press%20Room/LasVegasMGMGrand.pdf > > John Drucker, CET > Fire Protection Subcode Official > Fire/Building/Electrical Inspector > Fire Marshals Office > Borough of Red Bank, NJ > > > _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: supp...@firesprinkler.org To Unsubscribe, send an email to:sprinklerforum-requ...@firesprinkler.org (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field) _______________________________________________ Sprinklerforum mailing list Sprinklerforum@firesprinkler.org http://fireball.firesprinkler.org/mailman/listinfo/sprinklerforum For Technical Assistance, send an email to: supp...@firesprinkler.org To Unsubscribe, send an email to:sprinklerforum-requ...@firesprinkler.org (Put the word unsubscribe in the subject field)
