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At McCarran International Airport, seven miles (11 km) away in Las Vegas, windows were cracked and doors were pushed open. The shock wave buffeted a Boeing 737 on final approach. [4] An investigation estimated that the larger explosion was equivalent to 0.25 kiloton of TNT, approximately the same yield of a tactical nuclear weapon. [12] [2]
All lanes of Interstate 15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas that were closed for 48 hours due to a big rig accident that created a chemical hazard have reopened, the California Highway Patrol ...
34 years ago today there was a huge explosion in the valley. Anyone who lived here could tell you about PEPCON. A St. Rose Dominican Hospital worker was a caregiver that day, and a victim.
Nevada State Fire Marshal Thomas J. Huddleston examining the bomb. The Harvey's Resort Hotel bombing took place on August 26–27, 1980, when several men masquerading as photocopier deliverers planted an elaborately booby trapped bomb containing 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of dynamite at Harvey's Resort Hotel ("Harveys" since 1986) in Stateline, Nevada, United States. [2]
Las Vegas Review-Journal. Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Clarke, Norm (November 22, 2015). "Firefighter still chilled by MGM Grand blaze". Las Vegas Review-Journal. "10 historical hotel-casino fires on the Las Vegas Strip". Las Vegas Review-Journal. April 14, 2017. Videos and audio. KNPR's "The Las Vegas I Remember" – MGM fire
UNLV, less than two miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, has enrollment of about 25,000 undergraduates and 8,000 postgraduates and doctoral candidates.
Las Vegas was the largest city founded in the 20th century, [33] and by 2006 it was the 28th largest city in the U.S., with a population of 552,000 in the city and nearly 1.8 million in Clark County. Heightened growth resulted in rapid development of commercial and residential areas throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
Las Vegas is no stranger to dust devils. Two years ago, the Luxor Hotel was thrown into chaos when one formed right in the hotel's pool area. Watch: Softball Player Wrapped In Dust Devil Still ...