Monte Carlo Hotel/Casino is on fire!

Interesting factoid from Bloomberg:

The MGM Grand blaze on Nov. 21, 1980, flashed through the casino at a rate of 19 feet per second, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. An investigation determined that a sprinkler system could have averted the disaster; legal settlements totaled more than $223 million, the newspaper said. The hotel is now Bally’s.

-19ft per second is retarded

Yes, absolutely.

Ever been?

Its a bowl, in the desert, with nothing for miles but some sparse joshua tree fields. Surrounded by mountains.

Even Lake Meade (manmade) is slowly drying up.

As of ~3 yrs ago.

Think about the amount of fluids spilled on carpets in these joints and it starts to make sense :wink:

But yes, that is obscene.

The yahoo news article said that it started in the center of the building and traveled outwards across the roof. So an internal fire suppression system may have been useless…however a fire rated roof system would have been nice but since developers are cheap, I know exactly what system was up there and it burns better than wildfire.

Great news for my business once I get good pics of it :slight_smile:

Bah fuck em. They made a millionretardedjillian bucks this year, shampoo the rugs slap on some new paint and grow a sack! as long as next to noone was hurt-fuck em!