Posted on: August 26, 2022, 12:50 p.m. Last updated on: August 26, 2022, 01:31 am. A common myth surrounds the MGM Grand fire on Nov. 21, 1980. But with this myth, the truth is more disturbing than the fiction obscuring it. A tragically avoidable fire races through the MGM Grand … Continue reading VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The Old MGM Grand Was Imploded After the Fire