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The Meridian Boundary Fire burned 8,586 acres near Grayling, Michigan in 2010.. The U.S. state of Michigan has been the site of several major wildfires.The worst of these were in the lumbering era of the late-1800s when lumbering practices permitted the buildup of large slash piles and altered forest growth patterns which may have contributed to size of the wildfires.
1871 – Great Michigan Fire of 1871 was a series of simultaneous fires, the most prominent of which was the Port Huron Fire, which killed over 200 people in Port Huron, Michigan. 1871 – The Urbana fire destroyed central Urbana, Illinois, on October 9. 1872 – Great Boston Fire of 1872, destroyed 776 buildings and killed at least 20 people.
A fire at the Chinon Nuclear Power Plant in France caused two nuclear reactors to shut down. [191] 12 February – Oceana Waterpark fire. A fire at the Oceana Waterpark at the Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden, killed one worker, injured 22 others, caused the evacuation of a nearby hotel and office facilities and destroyed the ...
One person killed after huge fire ignites Michigan warehouse, raining debris 'as far as a mile away,' police say Patrick Smith and Minyvonne Burke and Adrienne Broaddus March 5, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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In October, the state's Department of Fire Service recorded 200 wildland fires, a 1,200% increase from the month's average total of 15 fires. Modest rain in Northeast forecast
Great Michigan Fire; K. Kerns Hotel fire; P. Port Huron Fire of 1871; S. Study Club fire This page was last edited on 2 May 2020, at 03:59 (UTC). Text is available ...
The Fairview fire, which has killed two people, has burned nearly 20,000 acres and remained 5% contained late Wednesday night. Deadly wildfire near Hemet doubles in size, closes in on 20,000 acres ...