# Las Vegas Hilton Fire

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-hilton-fire/156693>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 22, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-hilton-fire/156693 "2003-02-22T01:20:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Governor\_Quinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d26b3c/32.png) [@Governor\_Quinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Governor_Quinn)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-hilton-fire/156693/1 "2003-02-22T01:20:34Z")

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I have found several sources stating that the 1981 Las Vegas Hilton fire was a result of arson. Who was the arsonist, and what was the arsonist’s motive?

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**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-hilton-fire/156693/2 "2003-02-22T01:50:19Z")

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I found [this page](http://eightiesclub.tripod.com/id297.htm) that says it was a busboy (it’s the first item under February 12). No name though.

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**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/las-vegas-hilton-fire/156693/3 "2003-02-22T01:58:45Z")

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ISTR that there was some kind of labor dispute at the time; that may have provided a motive.