Word: parrish
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...fire was believed to have been caused by an electrical wire that short-circuited above the kitchen of the hotel's ground-floor delicatessen. According to Clark County Fire Chief Roy Parrish, the blaze may have smoldered for at least an hour before spreading to a catwalk on the next floor used by hotel guards to monitor the gambling in the casino. The flames raced along the catwalk and then swept down and back across the casino. Except for the twelve people killed in the casino, most of the deaths took place on the upper floors, when thick, black...
...ducts and stair wells, trapping guests on the upper floors of the 26-story structure. At week's end, the death toll had reached 83, and at least 334 were injured; officials feared that the number of deaths might climb higher still. Said Las Vegas Fire Chief Ray Parrish: "People tend to hide when they get afraid, so it may be a day and a half more before we can arrive at a final figure." The MGM Grand Hotel fire is the second worst such blaze in U.S. history, surpassed only by the Winecoff Hotel disaster in Atlanta...
When he threw the last pitch past Expos third baseman Larry Parrish, McGraw leapt into the air and then fell to his knees and pounded the astroturf with both fists. He lifted his head, clambered to his feet, and headed for the dugout. Moments later, on the dugout steps, he threw...
LeFlore has snatched 90 bases, Rodney Scott has furnished additional speed, and farm products Larry Parrish and Warren Cromartie have hit consistently...
...more than 33,000 watched Detroit take a 1-0 lead when Richie Hebner singled home Lou Whitaker in the top half of the first inning. Jason Thompson and Champ Summers then reached Boston starter Dennis Eckersley for walks to load the bases, but the righthander forced Lance Parrish to ground to second baseman Jerry Remy to extinguish the threat...