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1253 – Great Fire of Utrecht, the Netherlands, lasted for 9 days and destroyed much of the city. 1276 – Third Fire of Lübeck, Germany, results in a comprehensive fire safety system. This was the last major fire in the city before bombing of WW II. 1327 – Fire of Munich, Germany, destroys one-third of the city, 30 deaths.
A series of fires across the state, the most severe of which was the Port Huron fire. The combined Michigan fires killed over 200 people and burned about 1.2 million acres. Occurred on the same day as the Great Chicago Fire and the Peshtigo Fire. The Great Michigan Fire: 8 October 1871 Wisconsin 1,500–2,500/? Deadliest wildfire in world history.
September 11 – September 11 attacks – Two airliners deliberately flown into the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City sparked fires on multiple floors. 2,606 victims died as a result of the fires and the subsequent collapse of the towers. A third building, World Trade Center Building 7, which was not hit by a plane, but heavily ...
Great New Orleans Fire (1788) Great New Orleans Fire (1794) Rossville Fire of 1963; Great Fire of New York (1776) Great Fire of New York; Great New York City Fire of 1845; 1924 Nixon Nitration Works disaster
Nearly half of city's housing destroyed. Great Fire of Quebec City: Quebec City: Province of Canada : Oct 1866: $3 million: 2,500 [2] Saguenay Fire: Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec Quebec: May 1870: 7: 15,000 hectares (37,000 acres) Nearly 1/3 of the population lost everything. Fire in Quebec City: Quebec City Quebec: May 1876: $800,000: 700 ...
Firefighting and recovery efforts continue in the Los Angeles area, where devastating fires have killing at least 28 people, destroyed more than 12,000 structures and prompted evacuation orders ...
At a fire station in Santa Monica, LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley told Biden and Newsom that the Palisades fire had grown to 10,802 acres overnight, an increase of more than 1,000%, in less than 24 hours.
Fires in New York City (2 C, 15 P) W. Fires in Washington, D.C. (2 C, 5 P) This page was last edited on 12 December 2024, at 16:04 (UTC). Text is available under the ...