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Residential building fires in the United States (2 C, 19 P) This page was last edited on 4 January 2025, at 00:05 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
3 March – Plumpang oil depot fire in Indonesia, killed 17 when an oil depot caught on fire and exploded, with the fire spreading to nearby dense residential areas. [ 351 ] 27 March – Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire in Mexico, killed 40 migrants.
Cause. Average number of house fires. Average property loss. Cooking. 166,430. $1.2 billion. Heating equipment. 44,210. $1 billion. Electrical distribution/lighting ...
1726 – Reutlingen, Germany, Free Imperial City, 80% of all residential houses and almost all public buildings destroyed, making 1,200 families homeless. 1728 – Copenhagen Fire of 1728, Denmark, two-fifths of the city burned down during three days. 3,650 families became homeless.
The System was established after the 1973 National Commission on Fire Prevention and Control report, America Burning, led to passage of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-498), which authorizes the USFA to gather and analyze information on the magnitude of the Nation's fire problem, as well as its detailed ...
Provides key information on all countries in the world. "World's Worst Natural Disasters" Includes list of world's deadliest disasters in history. ...
The hot, dry and windy conditions that preceded the fires were about 35% more likely because of human-caused global warming, according to a new report from the World Weather Attribution group ...
As the wildfires in the Los Angeles area continue to rage for a second week, threatening lives, homes and businesses, government officials and the public have begun debating what caused them.