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Antiquity through Middle Ages

* 586 BCFirst

Temple in Jerusalem The Temple in Jerusalem, or alternatively the Holy Temple (; , ), refers to the two religious structures that served as the central places of worship for Israelites and Jews on the modern-day Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Accord ...

burned by

Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar II, also Nebuchadrezzar II, meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir", was the second king of the Neo-Babylonian Empire, ruling from the death of his father Nabopolassar in 605 BC to his own death in 562 BC. Often titled Nebuchadnezzar ...

, king of the

Babylonians Babylonia (; , ) was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Kuwait, Syria and Iran). It emerged as an Akkadian-populated but Amorite-ru ...

. * 480 BC

Acropolis of Athens The Acropolis of Athens (; ) is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several Ancient Greek architecture, ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance, ...

burnt during the

second Persian invasion of Greece The second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC) occurred during the Greco-Persian Wars, as King Xerxes I of Persia sought to conquer all of Greece. The invasion was a direct, if delayed, response to the defeat of the first Persian invasi ...

. * 356 BC

Temple of Artemis The Temple of Artemis or Artemision (; ), also known as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, localised form of the goddess Artemis (equated with the Religion in ancient Rome, Roman goddess Diana (mythology), Diana) ...

Ephesus Ephesus (; ; ; may ultimately derive from ) was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, in present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of Apasa, the former Arzawan capital ...

, arson by

Herostratus Herostratus () was a Greek arsonist, accused of seeking notoriety by destroying the second Temple of Artemis in Ephesus (on the outskirts of present-day Selçuk), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The arson prompted his execution a ...

. * 70 ADSecond

burned by

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ruled the Mediterranean and much of Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. The Roman people, Romans conquered most of this during the Roman Republic, Republic, and it was ruled by emperors following Octavian's assumption of ...

troops under general

Titus Titus Caesar Vespasianus ( ; 30 December 39 – 13 September AD 81) was Roman emperor from 79 to 81. A member of the Flavian dynasty, Titus succeeded his father Vespasian upon his death, becoming the first Roman emperor ever to succeed h ...

. *

Library of Alexandria The Great Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world. The library was part of a larger research institution called the Mouseion, which was dedicated to the Muses, ...

destroyed by fire. Evidence is scant for all four fires, but the library was eventually destroyed. ** 48 BC

accidentally burned during siege by Julius Caesar. ** 272Library of Alexandria possibly burned during the occupation of Alexandria. ** 391Library of Alexandria possibly burned by order of Roman Emperor

Theodosius I Theodosius I ( ; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He won two civil wars and was instrumental in establishing the Nicene Creed as the orthodox doctrine for Nicene C ...

. ** 642Later sources attribute burning to

Caliph Omar Umar ibn al-Khattab (; ), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634 until his assassination in 644. He succeeded Abu Bakr () and is regarded as a senior companion and father-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muh ...

during the

Muslim conquest of Egypt The Arab conquest of Egypt, led by the army of Amr ibn al-As, took place between 639 and 642 AD and was overseen by the Rashidun Caliphate. It ended the seven-century-long Roman Egypt, Roman period in Egypt that had begun in 30 BC and, more broa ...

. * 1046Fire at St. Mary's Cathedral,

Hildesheim Hildesheim (; or ; ) is a city in Lower Saxony, in north-central Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim (district), Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of t ...

, Germany. * 1184Lightning causes a fire at

McDermott's Castle McDermott's Castle is a castle and protected national monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland. The site of a fortification since at least the 13th century, the structure's tower house may date from the 16th century, with much of the curren ...

, Ireland, with 120–140 deaths. * 1190Fire at

Clifford's Tower York Castle is a fortified complex in the city of York, England. It consists of a sequence of castles, prisons, law courts and other buildings, which were built over the last nine centuries on the north-west side of the River Foss.Cooper, p. ...

York York is a cathedral city in North Yorkshire, England, with Roman Britain, Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers River Ouse, Yorkshire, Ouse and River Foss, Foss. It has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a Yor ...

, England, killed at least 150 Jews.

16th century

* 1577Fire in the

Doge's Palace, Venice The Doge's Palace (''Doge'' pronounced ; ; ) is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style, and one of the main landmarks of the city of Venice in northern Italy. The palace included government offices, a jail, and the residence of the Doge of Ve ...

, destroyed major works by Bellini,

Titian Tiziano Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italian Renaissance painter, the most important artist of Renaissance Venetian painting. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near Belluno. Ti ...

and

Tintoretto Jacopo Robusti (late September or early October 1518Bernari and de Vecchi 1970, p. 83.31 May 1594), best known as Tintoretto ( ; , ), was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Venetian school. His contemporaries both admired and criticized th ...

17th century

* 1613

Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre was a Theater (structure), theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men. It was ...

in London. During the performance, cannon misfire caught the thatched roof on fire and the Theatre burned down. * 1652Town hall of

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

burnt down. Treasures and important historical charters were destroyed. * 1671Much of the monastery of the

Escorial El Escorial, or the Royal Site of San Lorenzo de El Escorial (), or (), is a historical residence of the king of Spain located in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, up the valley ( road distance) from the town of El Escorial and about n ...

outside Madrid burned in a fire lasting 15 days, destroying large numbers of artworks, books and manuscripts. * 1697The medieval "Tre Kronor" Royal Castle in Stockholm burned down and was eventually replaced by the present palace. * 1698The Tudor and Stuart Palace of

Whitehall Whitehall is a road and area in the City of Westminster, Central London, England. The road forms the first part of the A roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, A3212 road from Trafalgar Square to Chelsea, London, Chelsea. It ...

, London burned, except for Inigo Jones's Banqueting House. The ruins were demolished.

18th century

* 1727 Fire during puppet show in barn at

Burwell, Cambridgeshire Burwell is a village and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England, some 10 miles (16 km) north-east of Cambridge. It lies on the south-east Fen Edge, edge of the Fens. Westward drainage is improved by Cambridgeshire Lodes, Cambridgeshire lodes ( ...

, England, killed 78 (including 51 children). * 1731,

Brussels Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) is a Communities, regions and language areas of Belgium#Regions, region of Belgium comprising #Municipalit ...

, destroyed and never rebuilt. * 1734The Royal Palace of the Alcazar, Madrid, Spain burned on Christmas Eve. Eventually replaced by the present royal palace. * 1772

Hôtel-Dieu de Paris In French-speaking countries, a hôtel-Dieu () was originally a hospital for the poor and needy, run by the Catholic Church. Nowadays these buildings or institutions have either kept their function as a hospital, the one in Paris being the oldest an ...

fire in Paris, France. * 1794

Christiansborg Palace Christiansborg Palace (, ) is a palace and government building on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the seat of the Danish Parliament (), the Danish Prime Minister's Office, and the Supreme Court of Denmark. Also ...

, Copenhagen, Denmark.

19th century

* 1808

Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is a fourth-century church in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem, Old City of Jerusalem. The church is the seat of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchat ...

Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...

. The fire caused the dome of the Rotunda to collapse, smashing the Edicule's exterior decoration. * 1808First

Royal Opera House The Royal Opera House (ROH) is a theatre in Covent Garden, central London. The building is often referred to as simply Covent Garden, after a previous use of the site. The ROH is the main home of The Royal Opera, The Royal Ballet, and the Orch ...

fire in London, England. * 1809

St. James's Palace St James's Palace is the most senior royal palace in London, England. The palace gives its name to the Court of St James's, which is the monarch's royal court, and is located in the City of Westminster. Although no longer the principal residence ...

, London, England. Much of the south and east portions of the palace were destroyed and not rebuilt. * 1810 Austrian embassy fire (fr), Paris, France. Officially 1 dead, in reality at least 91. * 1811

Richmond Theatre fire The Richmond Theatre fire occurred in Richmond, Virginia, United States, on Thursday, December 26, 1811. It devastated the Richmond Theatre, located on the north side of Broad Street between what is now Twelfth and College Streets. The fire kil ...

Richmond, Virginia Richmond ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city (United States), independent city since 1871. ...

. 72 dead. * 1814The

White House The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest (Washington, D.C.), NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S. president ...

and

United States Capitol The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the Seat of government, seat of the United States Congress, the United States Congress, legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, federal g ...

in Washington, D.C. burned by the British. * 1822

Grue Church fire On 26 May 1822 there was a Pentecost worship service at the Grue Church near Kirkenær, Norway (in the present-day Grue Municipality). During the service, the church caught fire and at least 113 people were killed. It is the deadliest fire disa ...

, Norway, 113–117 dead. * 1823

Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls The Papal Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls (, ) is one of Rome's four major papal basilicas, along with the basilicas of Saint John in the Lateran, Saint Peter's, and Saint Mary Major, as well as one of the city’s Seven Pilgrim Ch ...

, Rome, Italy. Turner-The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons

* 1834

Burning of Parliament The Palace of Westminster, the medieval royal palace used as the home of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, British parliament, was largely destroyed by fire on 16 October 1834. The blaze was caused by the burning of small wooden tally sti ...

at the

Palace of Westminster The Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament after the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two legislative ch ...

, home to

Parliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate for the Crown Dependencies and the British Overseas Territories. It meets at the Palace ...

. * 1836 First U.S. Patent Office fire in Blodget's Hotel. * 1836Fire at

Chartres Cathedral Chartres Cathedral (, lit. Cathedral of Our Lady of Chartres) is a Catholic cathedral in Chartres, France, about southwest of Paris, and is the seat of the List of bishops of Chartres, Bishop of Chartres. Dedicated in honour of the Virgin Mary ( ...

destroyed the sweet chestnut "forest" above the vaults. * 1837The

Winter Palace The Winter Palace is a palace in Saint Petersburg that served as the official residence of the House of Romanov, previous emperors, from 1732 to 1917. The palace and its precincts now house the Hermitage Museum. The floor area is 233,345 square ...

, St. Petersburg, Russia destroyed except for The Hermitage. * 1844Separate fires at St. Michael's & St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Churches during the

Philadelphia nativist riots The Philadelphia nativist riots (also known as the Philadelphia Prayer Riots, the Bible Riots and the Native American Riots) were a series of riots that took place on May 68 and July 67, 1844, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and the a ...

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

, Pennsylvania. * 1845Theatre fire in

Canton Canton may refer to: Administrative divisions * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and entertainment * Canton (band), an It ...

, China. 1,670 killed. * 1856Second

fire in London, England. * 1863

Church of the Company Fire The Church of the Society fire (Tuesday, 8 December 1863) is the largest fire ever to have affected the city of Santiago, Chile. Between 2,000 and 3,000 people died, probably the largest number of people to die in an accidental fire in any one ...

Santiago, Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

; killed over 2,500. * 1864 Boijmans Museum, Rotterdam, Netherlands, destroyed 198 Dutch Old Master paintings. * 1870

Château de Saint-Cloud The château de Saint-Cloud () was a château in France, built on a site overlooking the Seine at Saint-Cloud in Hauts-de-Seine, about west of Paris. The gardens survive, and the estate is now known as the Parc de Saint-Cloud. The château was ...

destroyed by fire, October 13, 1870. * 1870Wickford Bank Fire, Rhode Island, destroyed 160 years of town records kept in bank vault (records for what are multiple towns today such as Narragansett, North Kingstown, etc.). * 1873 –

Gyeongbokgung Gyeongbokgung () is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1395, it was the first royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, and is now one of the most significant tourist attractions in the country. The palace was among the first ...

major fire. * 1874

Olympic Theatre Olympic Theater or Olympic Theatre may refer to: * Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Australia, formerly Coppin's Olympic Theatre * National Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, converted to and renamed Olympic Theater in 1873 * Olympic Theatre (London), En ...

destroyed by fire, killing two firefighters. Suspected arson. * 1875 Precious Blood Church fire in

Holyoke, Massachusetts Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,247. Loca ...

, burned and killed 78. * 1876 Brooklyn Theater fire,

Brooklyn Brooklyn is a Boroughs of New York City, borough of New York City located at the westernmost end of Long Island in the New York (state), State of New York. Formerly an independent city, the borough is coextensive with Kings County, one of twelv ...

, New York, killed 273–300. * 1876 –

major fire that destroys much of the palace. * 1877 Second U.S. Patent Office fire, in Washington, D.C. * 1881

Ringtheater fire The Ringtheater fire occurred on 8 December 1881, in the popular Vienna, Viennese Ringtheater, named after the road it was located at, the ''Schottenring''. Before the fire, the privately run theater, with capacity for an audience of about 170 ...

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

, Austria, killed at least 384. * 1883

Newhall House Hotel Fire The Newhall House Hotel Fire (January 10, 1883) is the deadliest fire ever to have affected the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. At least 70 people perished in the fire. Survivors of the fire included General Tom Thumb and his wife Lavinia Warre ...

, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 10, killed at least 70. * 1884

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

. * 1887 Paris Opéra Fire on 25 May, killed 200. * 1887

Theatre Royal, Exeter The Theatre Royal, Exeter was the name of several theatres situated in the city centre of Exeter, Devon, England in the United Kingdom. Early theatres and fires The name "Theatre Royal" was first applied in Exeter by the mid-1830s to what ha ...

fire, England on September 5, killed 186. * 1893

World's Columbian Exposition The World's Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in Chicago from May 5 to October 31, 1893, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. The ...

cold storage warehouse fire in Chicago, Illinois on July 10, killed 18. * 1894Christmas Eve fire in

Silver Lake, Oregon Silver Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Lake County, Oregon, United States, along Oregon Route 31. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 149. Facilities include a gas station and a small store ...

, on December 24, killed 43 people including 19 women and children. * 1895 The Rotunda,

University of Virginia The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson and contains his The Lawn, Academical Village, a World H ...

, in

Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city (United States), independent city in Virginia, United States. It is the county seat, seat of government of Albemarle County, Virginia, Albemarle County, which surrounds the ...

. * 1897Fire at the

Bazar de la Charité The ''Bazar de la Charité'' was an annual charity event orchestrated by the French Catholic aristocracy in Paris beginning in 1885, when it was first organised by Englishman Henry Blount, the son of banker Sir Edward Blount, a financier of ra ...

, Paris, France on 4 May, killed 126, mostly women. * 1899Windsor Hotel East 47th Street/5th Avenue

Manhattan Manhattan ( ) is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the Boroughs of New York City, five boroughs of New York City. Coextensive with New York County, Manhattan is the County statistics of the United States#Smallest, larg ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

—at least 33 and possibly 45 people killed (estimates vary).

20th century

1900s

* 1900 Hoboken Docks fire, Hoboken, New Jersey, on June 30, killed 326. * 1903 Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum fire, London, England on January 27, killed 51. * 1903

Iroquois Theater fire The Iroquois Theatre fire was a catastrophic building fire in Chicago, Illinois, that broke out on December 30, 1903, during a performance attended by 1,700 people. The fire caused 602 deaths and 250 non-fatal injuries. It ranks as the worst ...

, Chicago, Illinois, on December 30, at least 600 died. * 1904January fire in the

Turin National University Library The National University Library (), located in Turin, Italy, is one of the country's main libraries. It was founded in 1720 as the Royal University Library by Victor Amadeus II, who unified collections from the library of the University of Turi ...

, Turin, Italy, resulted in serious damage to the Manuscripts Department. * 1904

Sibley fire The Sibley fire was a 1904 fire in Rochester, New York. The worst conflagration in the city's history at the time, the fire broke out shortly before 5 o'clock on February 26, 1904, in the basement of the Rochester Dry Goods company's store at 156 ...

, in Rochester, New York, on February 26. * 1904 Great Fire of Toronto, April 19 fire that destroyed a large section of Downtown Toronto, Canada. * 1905Watson Street Lodging House fire in

Glasgow Glasgow is the Cities of Scotland, most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in Strathclyde, west central Scotland. It is the List of cities in the United Kingdom, third-most-populous city in the United Kingdom ...

, Scotland on November 19, killed 39. * 1908

Rhoads Opera House fire The Rhoads Opera House Fire occurred on January 13, 1908, in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, United States. The opera house caught fire during a stage play sponsored by nearby St. John's Lutheran Church. Of the approximately 400 men, women, and childr ...

Boyertown, Pennsylvania Boyertown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ) is a Borough (Pennsylvania), borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,264 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History A post office call ...

, killed 170. * 1908 Parker Building, New York City, January 10. * 1908

Collinwood school fire The Collinwood school fire (also known as the Lake View School fire) was a major disaster that occurred at the Lake View School in Collinwood, Ohio, when a fire erupted on March 4, 1908, killing 172 students, two teachers and one rescuer. It is ...

, in

Collinwood Collinwood is a historical area in the northeast part of Cleveland, Ohio. Originally a village in Euclid Township, it was annexed by the city in 1910. Collinwood grew around the rail yards of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway (n ...

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

(soon absorbed by

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

), on March 4, killed 175. * 1909Flores Theater fire,

Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , ; ), is a city and Port of Acapulco, major seaport in the Political divisions of Mexico, state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Located on a deep, semicirc ...

Guerrero Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The stat ...

, Mexico, on February 15, killed 250.

1910s

1910

* March 25L. Fish Furniture Company fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12. * March 27

Ököritófülpös Ököritófülpös is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Location It is located in eastern region of the county on the Szatmári plain. Today the entire settlement lies on th ...

, Hungary, fire in a barn during a dancing party killed 312 people. * December 21–22Friedlander Leather Remnants factory fire,

, Pennsylvania. 13 firemen and one policeman died in two separate collapses. * December 22Nelson-Morris & Company stockyards fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 21 firefighters.

1911

* February 20 ,

Bologoye Bologoye () is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Bologoye, Tver Oblast, a town in Bologovsky District of Tver Oblast ;Rural localities * Bologoye, Omsk Oblast, a '' selo'' in Rozovsky Rural Okrug of Russko-P ...

, Russian Empire, killed 64 and injured 191. * March 25

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, a borough of New York City, on Saturday, March 25, 1911, was the deadliest List of industrial disasters, industrial disaster in the history of the city, an ...

, New York City, killed 146. * April 10

Schaerbeek Municipal Hall The Municipal Hall (; ) of Schaerbeek is the municipal hall building and the seat of that municipality of Brussels, Belgium. Designed by the architect in neo-Flemish Renaissance style and completed in 1887, it is located at the centre of the ...

in Brussels, Belgium, badly damaged by arsonists.

1912

* January 9 Equitable Life Assurance Building, New York City. * November 29

University of Maryland The University of Maryland, College Park (University of Maryland, UMD, or simply Maryland) is a public land-grant research university in College Park, Maryland, United States. Founded in 1856, UMD is the flagship institution of the Univ ...

, College Park, majority of campus buildings destroyed.

1913

* February 28Dewey Hotel fire in

Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ( ) is the List of cities in Nebraska, most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's List of United S ...

, killed 20. * July 22 Binghamton Factory fire, New York, killed 31.

1914

* March 9

Missouri Athletic Club The Missouri Athletic Club (often referred to as the MAC), founded in 1903, is a private city and athletic club with two locations. The Downtown Clubhouse is in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri, USA and the West Clubhouse is located in the St. Lou ...

fire in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ...

, killed 30.

1915

* October 28 St. John's School fire,

Peabody, Massachusetts Peabody () is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 54,481 at the time of the 2020 United States census. Peabody is located in the North Shore (Massachusetts), North Shore region of Massachusetts, and is known ...

, killed 21.

1916

* February 3

Centre Block The Centre Block () is the main building of the Parliament of Canada, Canadian parliamentary complex on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, Ontario, containing the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons and Senate of Canada, Senate chambers, as we ...

of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, the capital of Canada.

1917

* November 10 – Major fire at

Changdeokgung Changdeokgung () is a former royal palace in Seoul, South Korea. A UNESCO World Heritage Site and a Historic Sites (South Korea), Historic Site of South Korea, it is among the best preserved of all Korean palaces. It and its neighboring palace Cha ...

1918

* February 26 Happy Valley Racecourse fire,

Happy Valley, Hong Kong Happy Valley ( zh, first=t, t=跑馬地) is an upper-income residential List of places in Hong Kong, area in Hong Kong, located on Hong Kong Island. The area is bordered by Caroline Hill to the east, Jardine's Lookout to the south, Morrison Hi ...

, over 600 killed. * April 13Norman State Hospital fire in

Norman, Oklahoma Norman () is the List of municipalities in Oklahoma, 3rd most populous city in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, with a population of 128,026 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the most populous city and the county seat of Clevel ...

killed 40.

1919

* June 19 Mayagüez Theater fire,

San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan ( , ; Spanish for "Saint John the Baptist, John") is the capital city and most populous Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the ...

, killed 150.

1920s

1921

* January 31Palace-Colonial Hotel fire in

Hoboken, New Jersey Hoboken ( ; ) is a City (New Jersey), city in Hudson County, New Jersey, Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Hoboken is part of the New York metropolitan area and is the site of Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub. As of the ...

, killed 10.

1922

* 1922Public Records Office fire during civil unrest at the

Four Courts The Four Courts () is Ireland's most prominent courts building, located on Inns Quay in Dublin. The Four Courts is the principal seat of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court and the Dublin Circuit Court. Until 2010 the build ...

complex, Dublin, Ireland, destroyed much of seven centuries of Irish public records.

1923

* February 18Manhattan State Hospital fire in New York City, killed 25. * 17 May Cleveland School fire,

Camden, South Carolina Camden is the largest city in and the county seat of Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 7,764 in the 2020 census, and the 2022 population estimate is 8,213. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina, Metropolita ...

, killed 77. * 31 MayPetrograd Opera House fire in St. Petersburg, Russia, killed and injured "many" people (it is unknown exactly how many victims there were).

1924

* December 24 Babbs Switch fire,

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

, killed 36.

1925

* March 18

Madame Tussauds Madame Tussauds (, ) is a wax museum founded in London in 1835 by the French wax sculptor Marie Tussaud. One of the early main attractions was the Chamber of Horrors, which appeared in advertising in 1843. In 1883, the restricted space of ...

wax museum A wax museum or waxworks usually consists of a collection of wax sculptures representing famous people from history and contemporary personalities exhibited in lifelike poses, wearing real clothes. Some wax museums have a special section dubbe ...

in London, England.

1926

* January 23Lafayette Hotel fire in

Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in eastern Pennsylvania, United States. The county seat of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, it is the List o ...

, killed 13. * July 14Twilight Inn hotel fire in

Tannersville, New York Tannersville is a village in Greene County, New York, United States. The village is in the north-central part of the town of Hunter on Route 23A. The population was 568 at the 2020 census.U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 census results, Tannersville vill ...

, killed 22. * September 5

Dromcolliher Dromcollogher, officially Dromcolliher (), is a village located at the crossroads of the R522 and R515 regional roads in the west of County Limerick, Ireland. It is part of the parish of Dromcollogher-Broadford (previously known as Killagho ...

cinema fire in

County Limerick County Limerick () is a western Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Reg ...

, Ireland, killed 48.

1927

* January 9

Laurier Palace Theatre Fire The Laurier Palace Theatre fire, sometimes known as the Saddest fire or the Laurier Palace Theatre crush, occurred in a movie theatre in Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, on January 9, 1927, killing 78 people. The theatre was located at 3215 Saint Cat ...

, Montreal, Canada, killed 77 children.

1928

* September 22''Teatro de Novedades'' theater fire killed 68 or maybe 110, in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

, Spain. * October 8Penitentiary fire in

Junction City, Ohio Junction City is a village in Perry County, Ohio, United States. The population was 721 at the 2020 census. History Junction City was laid out in 1872 at the site of a railroad junction. A post office has been in operation at Junction City sinc ...

, killed 17.

1929

* 15 May Cleveland Clinic fire,

, Ohio, killed 125. * July 11 Gillingham Fair fire disaster, Kent, England, killed 15 when firefighting demonstration went wrong. * September 20 Study Club nightclub fire, Detroit, Michigan, killed 22. * December 31

Glen Cinema disaster The Glen Cinema disaster was a deadly crowd crush caused by a smoking film canister at a Movie theater, cinema in Paisley, Scotland, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, on 31 December 1929. The resulting panic and Crowd collapses and crushes, crush ...

, Paisley, Scotland, killed 71.

1930s

1930

* March 10Jinhae Primary School fire,

Jinhae Jinhae District () is a district of Changwon, South Korea. This region is served by the Korean National Railroad, and is famous for its annual cherry blossom festival every spring. The city front is on a sheltered, island-studded bay, and is al ...

Gyeongsangnamdo South Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Haeinsa, a Buddhist temple that ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

, killed 104. * April 18

1930 Costești wooden church fire In 1930, a devastating fire destroyed the wooden church in Costești, a small town in Argeș County, Romania, and killed 118 people, mostly primary school and high school students, the youngest of them being an 8-year-old girl. The event was als ...

Argeș County Argeș County () is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Pitești. Demographics At the 2021 Romanian census, 2021 census, the county had a population of 569,932 and the population density was . At the 2011 Ro ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

, killed 118. * April 21

Ohio Penitentiary The Ohio Penitentiary, also known as the Ohio State Penitentiary, was a prison operated from 1834 to 1984 in downtown Columbus, Ohio, in what is now known as the Arena District. The state had built a small prison in Columbus in 1813, but as th ...

fire,

Columbus, Ohio Columbus (, ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of cities in Ohio, most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the List of United States ...

, killed 322.

1931

* March 7Prison camp fire in

Kenansville, North Carolina Kenansville is a town in Duplin County, North Carolina, United States. Its population was 770 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is the county seat of Duplin County. The town was named for James Kenan, a member of the North Carol ...

, killed 11 convicts. * July 6 Glaspalast, Munich, fire. * July 25Fire at the Little Sisters of the Poor's Home for the Aged in

Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ...

, Pennsylvania, killed 42 and injured more than 200.

1932

* December 26

Shirokiya Department Store fire was a fire at the Shirokiya Department Store, Tokyo, Japan, on December 16, 1932 which left 14 people dead and 67 people injured. The Shirokiya Department store had eight stories and two underground floors. Floors 4 through 8 caught fire in th ...

Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...

, Japan, 14 killed.

1933

* February 27

Reichstag fire The Reichstag fire (, ) was an arson attack on the Reichstag building, home of the German parliament in Berlin, on Monday, 27 February 1933, precisely four weeks after Adolf Hitler was sworn in as Chancellor of Germany. Marinus van der Lubbe, ...

in Berlin, Germany, caused by arson, used to justify expansion of Nazi rule.

1934

* March 21The

Great Hakodate Fire The Great Fire of Hakodate () is a fire that broke out in Hakodate, Hokkaido in Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by t ...

killed at least 2,166 people in southern Hokkaido, Japan. * March 24Federal Transient Bureau building fire in

Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg is an independent city (United States), independent city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. First settled in 1757 by ferry owner and Abolitionism, abolitionist John Lynch (1740–1820), J ...

, killed 22. * November 10 1934 Wimpole Street fire in

Wimpole Street Wimpole Street is a street in Marylebone, central London. Located in the City of Westminster, it is associated with private medical practice and medical associations. No. 1 Wimpole Street is an example of Edwardian architecture, Edwardian baroq ...

, London, England; killed 5 women. * December 11

Kerns Hotel fire The Kerns Hotel fire of December 11, 1934, in Lansing, Michigan, United States, killed 34 people, including seven Michigan state legislators, and according to the Lansing Fire Department, was the worst fire disaster in the history of Lansing. Th ...

Lansing, Michigan Lansing () is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Michigan. The most populous city in Ingham County, Michigan, Ingham County, parts of the city extend into Eaton County, Michigan, Eaton County and nort ...

, killed 34, including seven Michigan legislators.

1935

* August 22 Berlin Fair Fire in Berlin, Germany, also damaged the

Berlin Radio Tower The Berliner Funkturm or Funkturm Berlin (Berlin Radio Tower) is a former broadcasting tower in Berlin, Germany. Constructed between 1924 and 1926 to designs by the architect Heinrich Straumer, it was inaugurated on 3 September 1926, on the ...

1936

* November 30

The Crystal Palace The Crystal Palace was a cast iron and plate glass structure, originally built in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851. The exhibition took place from 1 May to 15 October 1851, and more than 14,000 exhibitors from around ...

housed the 1851

Great Exhibition The Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, also known as the Great Exhibition or the Crystal Palace Exhibition (in reference to the temporary structure in which it was held), was an international exhibition that took ...

in London, England; destroyed.

1937

* February 13Antoung Movie Theater fire, China, killed 658. * April 20

Kilingi-Nõmme Kilingi-Nõmme is a town in Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saarde Parish. It is located on the intersection of Valga– Uulu (Valga–Pärnu, no. 6) and Tartu–Viljandi–Kilingi-Nõmme (no. 92) roads, ...

school fire in Estonia, killed 18 schoolchildren and injured 50 more. * May 19–20Akwawit alcohol plant fire in

Poznań Poznań ( ) is a city on the Warta, River Warta in west Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business center and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's ...

, Poland, 9 injured. * July 9

1937 Fox vault fire A major fire occurred in a 20th Century-Fox film-storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, United States on July 9, 1937. Flammable nitrate film had previously contributed to several fires in film-industry laboratories, studios and vaults ...

Little Ferry, New Jersey Little Ferry is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 10,987, an increase of 361 (+3.4%) from the 2010 United States census, 2010 census count of 10,626, w ...

, burned and destroyed almost all of the studio's pre-1932 silent films. * September 7

Witley Court Witley Court, in Great Witley, Worcestershire, England, is a ruined Italianate architecture, Italianate mansion. Built for the Baron Foley, Foleys in the seventeenth century on the site of a former manor house, it was enormously expanded in the ...

Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...

, England, burned down. * September 17

Rotunde The Rotunde () in Vienna's Leopoldstadt district was a building erected for the 1873 Vienna World's Fair (). The building was a partially covered circular wrought iron construction, tall, with a diameter of . While the Rotunda stood, its dome w ...

, a landmark of the

1873 Vienna World's Fair The 1873 Vienna World's Fair () was the large world exposition that was held from 1 May to 31 October 1873 in the Austria-Hungarian capital Vienna. Its motto was "Culture and Education" (). History As well as being a chance to showcase Austro- ...

, Austria, burned down. * December 20South Tomita Primary School fire, Shirahama, in

Wakayama, Japan is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 876,030 () and a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture to t ...

, killed 81.

1938

* January 18College of the Sacred Heart fire in

St. Hyacinthe, Quebec Saint-Hyacinthe ( , ) is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the 2021 Canadian census was 57,239. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie regi ...

, killed 46. * May 16Terminal Hotel Fire in

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

, Georgia, killed 35. * October 28

Nouvelles Galeries Nouvelles Galeries is a French department store chain owned and operated by Galeries Lafayette. Founded in 1897 the chain previously was one of the largest department store chains in France however now only has two locations. History In 1 ...

department store fire,

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

, France, killed 73.

1939

* March 2Queen Hotel fire in

Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax is the capital and most populous municipality of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Nova Scotia, and the most populous municipality in Atlantic Canada. As of 2024, it is estimated that the population of the H ...

, killed 28.

1940s

1940

* January 4Marlborough Hotel fire in

Minneapolis Minneapolis is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, and its county seat. With a population of 429,954 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the state's List of cities in Minnesota, most populous city. Locat ...

, Minnesota, killed 20. * April 23

Rhythm Club fire The Rhythm Club fire (or The Natchez Dance Hall Holocaust) was a fire in a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi on the night of April 23, 1940, which killed 209 people and severely injured many others. Hundreds of people were trapped inside the bui ...

Natchez, Mississippi Natchez ( ) is the only city in and the county seat of Adams County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,520 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Located on the Mississippi River across from Vidalia, Louisiana, Natchez was ...

, killed 209. * May 6Town hall in Sandona, Nariño,

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

, killed 118. * October 8Mission school dormitory fire in

Little, Kentucky Little is an unincorporated community in Breathitt County, Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. ...

, killed 10, including nine female students.

1941

* October 31Booth's clothing factory fire in

Huddersfield Huddersfield is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It is the administrative centre and largest settlement in the Kirklees district. The town is in the foothills of the Pennines. The River Holme's confl ...

, England, killed 49. * December 12

Knights of Columbus Hostel fire The Knights of Columbus Hostel fire was a structure fire that occurred on December 12, 1942, in St. John's, Newfoundland in a hostel operated by the Knights of Columbus, a Roman Catholic fraternal organization. A total of 99 people were kill ...

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. The city spans and is the easternmost city in North Ame ...

, killed 99.

1942

* November 28

Cocoanut Grove fire The Cocoanut Grove fire was a nightclub fire which took place in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 28, 1942, and resulted in the deaths of 492 people. It is the deadliest nightclub fire in history and the third-deadliest single-building fire (a ...

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

, Massachusetts, killed 492. * December 8

Seacliff Lunatic Asylum Seacliff Lunatic Asylum (often Seacliff Asylum, later Seacliff Mental Hospital) was a psychiatric hospital in Seacliff, New Zealand, Seacliff, New Zealand. When built in the late 19th century, it was the largest building in the country, noted fo ...

fire, Seacliff, New Zealand, killed 37 female patients.

1943

* February 1Lake Forest Park Sanitarium fire in

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

, Washington, killed 32. * February 23 Cavan Orphanage fire, Ireland, killed 36. * March 6 Hoteiza Theater Fire in Kucchan,

Hokkaidō is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by railway via the Seikan Tunnel. The ...

, Japan, killed 205. * May 10 Biblioteca Nacional in Lima, Peru. In May, a fire completely destroyed the National Library, with the loss of 100,000 volumes as well as 40,000 manuscripts. * September 7 Gulf Hotel fire in

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

, Texas, killed 55.

1944

* May 12Union Hotel fire in

Oroville, California Oroville (''Oro'', Spanish for "Gold" and ''Ville'', French for "town") is a city in and the county seat of Butte County, California, United States. Its population was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 in the 2000 census. After the 20 ...

, killed 15. * July 6

Hartford Circus fire A circus fire occurred on July 6, 1944, in Hartford, Connecticut, killing at least 167 peopleStewart O'Nan, ''The Circus Fire: A True Story of an American Tragedy''; Anchor, 2001. and leaving more than 700 injured. It was one of the worst fir ...

Hartford, Connecticut Hartford is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The city, located in Hartford County, Connecticut, Hartford County, had a population of 121,054 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 ce ...

, killed 168.

1945

* January 16General Clark Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 14. * January 31Boarding home/nursery fire in

Auburn, Maine Auburn is a city in south-central Maine, within the United States. Settled in the foothills of the Western Lakes and Mountains region of the state, The city serves as the county seat of Androscoggin County, Maine, Androscoggin County. The popul ...

, killed 17, including 16 babies. * April 12The St. Stephen's Cathedral in

, Austria, suffered a devastating fire. * May Old Town Hall in Prague, Czechoslovakia. During the

Prague uprising The Prague uprising () was a partially successful attempt by the Czech resistance movement to liberate the city of Prague from German occupation in May 1945, during the end of World War II. The preceding six years of occupation had fuelled an ...

, a fire severely damaged the Old Town Hall, with the loss of its bell, the oldest in Bohemia, and 70,000 volumes, as well as historically priceless manuscripts. * July 28

B-25 Empire State Building crash On July 28, 1945, a B-25 Mitchell bomber of the United States Army Air Forces accidentally crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building in New York City while flying in thick fog. The crash killed fourteen people (three crewmen and ...

. The

Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story, Art Deco-style supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States. The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931. Its n ...

in New York City is set on fire by a

B-25 Mitchell The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named in honor of Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served ...

bomber that crashed into the building, killing 14. * December 24Niles Street Convalescent Hospital fire in

, killed 21.

1946

* January 3 in Minsk, USSR, killed at least 27 (according to unofficial data more than 100 people). * January 28

Tinker Air Force Base Tinker Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base, with tenant U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense missions, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, adjacent to Del City and Midwest City. The ba ...

Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Oklahoma, most populous city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat ...

, Oklahoma, hangar fire, killed 10. * June 5LaSalle Hotel Fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 61. * June 19Hotel Canfield fire in

Dubuque, Iowa Dubuque (, ) is a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. The population was 59,667 at the 2020 United States census. The city lies along the Mississippi River at the junction of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin, a region ...

, killed 19. * October 7 - Apeldoorn, Netherlands. A Fairey Firefly crashed into a Christian HBS, causing a fire that killed 22 students and the pilot, whose mother died of a heart attack in turn. * December 7

Winecoff Hotel fire The Winecoff Hotel fire, of December 7, 1946, was the deadliest hotel fire in American history, killing 119 hotel occupants, including the hotel's original owners. Located at 176 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia, the Winecoff Hotel was adver ...

, Georgia, killed 119 and injured 90.

1947

* February 8

Karlslust dance hall fire The Karlslust dance hall fire (also known as Loebel's Restaurant fire) occurred on 8 February 1947 in Hakenfelde, a locality of Spandau in what was then the Allied occupation of Berlin#The divided city, British sector of Berlin. With its death to ...

in Berlin, Germany, killed 80–88. * August 30Le Select Cinema fire in

Rueil-Malmaison Rueil-Malmaison () or simply Rueil is a Communes of France, commune in the western suburbs of Paris, in the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department, Île-de-France Regions of France, region. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is ...

, France, killed 87. * November 18 Ballantyne's department store fire,

Christchurch Christchurch (; ) is the largest city in the South Island and the List of cities in New Zealand, second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand. Christchurch has an urban population of , and a metropolitan population of over hal ...

, New Zealand, killed 41.

1948

* February 10Fire at Hull boarding home in

St. John's, Newfoundland St. John's is the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. The city spans and is the easternmost city in North Amer ...

, killed 33 people. * March 10Fire at Highland Hospital in

Asheville, North Carolina Asheville ( ) is a city in Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. Located at the confluence of the French Broad River, French Broad and Swannanoa River, Swannanoa rivers, it is the county seat of Buncombe County. It is the most populou ...

, killed nine, including

Zelda Fitzgerald Zelda Fitzgerald (; July 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948) was an American novelist, painter, and socialite. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, to a wealthy Southern family, she became locally famous for her beauty and high spirits. In 1920, she marri ...

. * September 22, Hong Kong, 176 killed and 69 injured.

1949

* April 5 St. Anthony's Hospital fire in

Effingham, Illinois Effingham is a city in Effingham County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. It is in South Central Illinois. Its population was 12,252 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Effingham micropolitan statistical area. The ...

, killed 76.

1950s

1950

* January 7Mercy Hospital fire,

Davenport, Iowa Davenport ( ) is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States, and its county seat. It is situated along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state. Davenport had a population of 101,724 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 cen ...

, killed 41. * March 18

Sandia Base Sandia Base was the principal nuclear weapons installation of the United States Department of Defense from 1946 to 1971. It was located on the southeastern edge of Albuquerque, New Mexico. For 25 years, the top-secret Sandia Base and its subsidiar ...

stockade fire in

Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque ( ; ), also known as ABQ, Burque, the Duke City, and in the past 'the Q', is the List of municipalities in New Mexico, most populous city in the U.S. state of New Mexico, and the county seat of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, Bernal ...

, killed 14. * July 2

Kinkaku-ji , officially named , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient K ...

fire by arsonist in

Kyoto Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...

, Japan. * December 22Convalescent home fire in

Amarillo, Texas Amarillo ( ; Spanish language, Spanish for "yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Potter County, Texas, Potter County, though most of the southern half of the city extends into Randall County, Texas, Randall County ...

, killed 10.

1951

* January 30Convalescent home fire in

Hoquiam, Washington Hoquiam ( ) is a city in Grays Harbor County, Washington, Grays Harbor County, Washington (state), Washington, United States. It borders the city of Aberdeen, Washington, Aberdeen at Myrtle Street, with Hoquiam to the west. The two cities share a ...

, killed 21. * May 13al-Duniya Theater fire in

Kano Kano may refer to: Places *Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria *Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State ** Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries ** Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom betwee ...

, present day of

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

, killed 331. * May 19Ohara Movie Theater fire in Hamanaka, Hokkaido, killed 40.

1952

* September 23

Coleshill House Coleshill House was a country house in England, near the village of Coleshill, Oxfordshire, Coleshill, in the Vale of White Horse. Historically, the house was in Berkshire but since boundary changes in 1974 its site is in Oxfordshire. The bui ...

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London ...

, England, destroyed. * October 31Cedar Grove nursing home fire in

Hillsboro, Missouri Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Missouri, Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,473 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 2,821 in 2010. History Hillsboro was original ...

, killed 20.

1953

* March 29Littlefield Nursing Home fire in

Largo, Florida Largo is the third largest city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States, as well as the fourth largest in the Tampa Bay area. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 82,485, up from 77,648 in 2010 United States Census, 2010. Larg ...

, killed 34. * April 17Haber Screw Company building fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 36.

1954

* March 31 1954 Cleveland Hill School District fire in

Cheektowaga, New York Cheektowaga (; ) is a town in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town has grown to a population of 89,877. The town is in the north-central part of the county, and is an inner ring suburb of Buffalo. The town is ...

, killed 15.

1955

* February 12Barton Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 29. * February 16Elderly home for Catholic church fire in

Yokohama is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ...

, Japan, killed 100. * April 28Green Mill Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12. * May 11Cinema fire in

Wielopole Skrzyńskie Wielopole Skrzyńskie ) is a village (town in 1348 - 1933) in Ropczyce-Sędziszów County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Wielopole Skrzyńskie. It lies in his ...

, Poland, killed 58 and injured 20. * December 13 Kindergarten fire in

Vyazma Vyazma () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town and the administrative center of Vyazemsky District, Smolensk Oblast, Vyazemsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyazma River, about halfway between Smolensk, the ...

(

Smolensk Oblast Smolensk Oblast (), informally also called Smolenshchina (), is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Smolensk. As of the 2021 Russ ...

, Soviet Union), killed 19.

1956

* January 29Arundel Park Auditorium fire in

Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County (; ), also notated as AA or A.A. County, is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 588,261, an increase of just under 10% since 2010. Its county seat is Annapolis, Mar ...

, killed 10. * March 19 , Krasny Yar, USSR, killed 36 (mostly children) and injured 25. * July 29 McKee refinery fire killed 19 firefighters. * July 31Reagan Nursing Home fire in

Puxico, Missouri Puxico is a city in Stoddard County, Missouri, Stoddard County, Missouri, United States. The population was 873 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Puxico was first settled in 1883, and named after Pucksicah, an Indian chief. ...

, killed 12.

1957

* February 13Nursing home fire in

Council Bluffs, Iowa Council Bluffs is a city in and the county seat of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States. The population was 62,799 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the state's List of cities in Iowa, te ...

, killed 16. * February 17

Warrenton Nursing Home fire The Warrenton Nursing Home fire took place at the Katie Jane Memorial Home for the Aged in Warrenton, Missouri, on February 17, 1957, and killed 72 people. The -story facility, located sixty miles west of St. Louis, housed 155 elderly people and ...

Warrenton, Missouri Warrenton is a city and county seat of Warren County, Missouri, United States. The population was 7,880 according to the 2010 Census. Warrenton is an exurb of St. Louis, and is located in the St. Louis Metropolitan Statistical Area. Warrenton's ...

, killed 72. * November 12 Cinema fire near Brest (

Belorussian SSR The Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR, Byelorussian SSR or Byelorussia; ; ), also known as Soviet Belarus or simply Belarus, was a republic of the Soviet Union (USSR). It existed between 1920 and 1922 as an independent state, and ...

), killed 65. * November 16Moonglow Hotel fire in

Niagara Falls, New York Niagara Falls is a City (New York), city in Niagara County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a total population of 48,671. It is adjacent to the Niagara River, across from the city of Niagar ...

, killed 18.

1958

* March 19

Monarch Underwear Company fire {{Old news, date=March 2024 The Monarch Underwear Company fire occurred in Manhattan, New York City at 623 Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway on March 19, 1958. Twenty-four people were killed in a loft fire, between Houston Street (Manhattan), Houst ...

in New York City, killed 24. * December 1

Our Lady of the Angels School fire On Monday, December 1, 1958, a fire broke out at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, shortly before classes were to be dismissed for the day. The fire originated in the basement near the foot of a stairway. The eleme ...

, Chicago, Illinois, killed 95. * December 16 Almacen Vida Department Store Fire, killed 83 and injured 200 in

Bogotá Bogotá (, also , , ), officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá (; ) during the Spanish Imperial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital city, capital and largest city ...

1959

* March 5 Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School fire in

Wrightsville, Arkansas Wrightsville is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 1,542 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock–North Little Rock, Arkan ...

, killed 21. * June 23Stalheim Hotel fire, Norway, killed 34.

1960s

1960

* March 2Kukje Rubber Manufacturing plant 2 fire at

Busan Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...

, killed 68, injured 44. * March 28

Cheapside Street whisky bond fire The Cheapside Street whisky bond fire in Glasgow on 28 March 1960 is Britain's worst peacetime fire services disaster. The fire at a whisky bond killed 14 fire service and 5 salvage corps personnel. This fire was overshadowed only by a similar ...

, Glasgow, Scotland, killed 14 firefighters and 5 salvage corpsmen. * July 14Guatemala Mental Hospital Fire, killed 225. * November 13Syrian Movie Theater Fire in

Amuda Amuda (, ) is a town in Al Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria close to the Syria–Turkey border. As a result of the ongoing civil war, Amuda is currently under the civil control of the AANES and military control of the SDF. History ...

(

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

), killed 152 schoolchildren.

1961

* January 6Thomas Hotel fire in San Francisco, California, killed 20. * May 1The Penthouse Club, formerly the Top Storey nightclub fire in

Bolton Bolton ( , locally ) is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury, Greater Manchester, Bury and Salford. It is surrounded by several towns and vill ...

, England, killed 19. * November 5 1961 Elbarusovo school fire (),

Soviet Union The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

, killed 110 including 106 children. * December 8Hartford Hospital fire in

, killed 16. * December 13MS Maria Konopnicka fire in the

Gdańsk Shipyard The Gdańsk Shipyard (, formerly Lenin Shipyard) is a large Polish shipyard, located in the city of Gdańsk, northern Poland. The yard gained international fame when Polish trade union Solidarity () was founded there in September 1980. It is sit ...

, killed 22. * December 17

Niterói circus fire A fire occurred in the tent housing a sold-out performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano on 17 December 1961 in the city of Niterói, Brazil caused more than 500 deaths. It is the worst fire disaster to occur in Brazil. Circus The Gran Cir ...

Niterói Niterói () is a List of municipalities in Rio de Janeiro, municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, in the Southeast Region, Brazil, southeast region of Brazil. It lies across Guanabara Bay, facing the city of Rio de ...

(Brazil), killed 503.

1962

* August 2, in

New Kowloon New Kowloon is an area in Hong Kong, bounded to the south by Boundary Street, and to the north by the ranges of the Eagle's Nest, Beacon Hill, Lion Rock, Tate's Cairn and Kowloon Peak. It covers the present-day Kwun Tong District and Wong ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the wor ...

, killed 44 and injured 21. * October 26St Andrew's Hall in

, Scotland, the home of the

Scottish National Orchestra The Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) () is a Scottish orchestra, based in Glasgow. It is one of the five national performing arts companies of Scotland. Throughout its history, the Orchestra has played an important part in Scotland’s ...

, was destroyed by fire. * November 9The

Ford Rotunda The Ford Rotunda was a tourist attraction that was originally on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, and later was relocated to Dearborn, Michigan. It was among the most popular tourist destinations in the United States, receiving more visit ...

Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn is a city in Wayne County, Michigan, Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring Metro Detroit, suburb of Detroit, Dearborn borders Detroit to the south and west, roughly west of downtown Detroit. In the 2020 United States ...

, was destroyed by fire during preparations for a Christmas display.

1963

* May 4''Le Monde'' Theater fire at

Diourbel Diourbel (; Serer language, Serer: ''Jurbel'', Wolof language, Wolof: ''Njaaréem'') is a town and urban commune in Senegal lying east of Thiès. It is known for its mosque and local peanut, groundnut industry and is the capital of the Diourbe ...

Kaolack Kaolack (; ) is a town with a population of 298,904 (2023 census) on the north bank of the Saloum River about from its mouth and the N1 road in Senegal. It is the capital of the Kaolack Region, which borders The Gambia to the south. Kaolack ...

Senegal Senegal, officially the Republic of Senegal, is the westernmost country in West Africa, situated on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. It borders Mauritania to Mauritania–Senegal border, the north, Mali to Mali–Senegal border, the east, Guinea t ...

, killed 64. * October 31 Fairgrounds Coliseum explosion in

Indianapolis Indianapolis ( ), colloquially known as Indy, is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Indiana, most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana, Marion ...

, Indiana, killed 74. * November 18Surfside Hotel Fire in

Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city (New Jersey), city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Atlantic City comprises the second half of ...

, killed 25. * November 23 Golden Age Nursing Home fire in Fitchville, Ohio, killed 63. * December 29

Hotel Roosevelt fire The Hotel Roosevelt fire on December 29, 1963, was the worst fire that Jacksonville, Florida, had seen since the Great Fire of 1901, and it contributed to the worst one-day death toll in the city's history: 22 people died, mostly from carbon mo ...

Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville ( ) is the most populous city proper in the U.S. state of Florida, located on the Atlantic coast of North Florida, northeastern Florida. It is the county seat of Duval County, Florida, Duval County, with which the City of Jacksonv ...

, killed 22.

1964

* May 23All Hallows Church parish hall fire in San Francisco, California, killed 17. * December 18McGraw Nursing Home fire in Fountaintown, Indiana, killed 20.

1965

* December 11Seeley Club fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 13. Robert Lee Lassiter was found guilty of murder for setting the fire. * December 21Yonkers Jewish Community Center fire in

Yonkers, New York Yonkers () is the List of municipalities in New York, third-most populous city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and the most-populous City (New York), city in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County. A centrally locate ...

, killed 12.

1966

* January 28 Paramount Hotel fire in

, Massachusetts, killed 11. * April 22Lapinlahti Municipal Home fire in Lapinlahti, Finland, killed 29. * August 13 William Booth Memorial Home fire in Australia, killed 30.

1967

* February 7Dale's Penthouse restaurant fire in

Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama. Named for Continental Army major general Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River on the Gulf Coastal Plain. The population was 2 ...

, killed 25. * March 6Mélan orphanage in Taninges, France, killed 18. * May 22 L'Innovation Department Store fire in

, Belgium, killed 251 and injured 62. * July 16Florida State Prison Fire, in

Jay, Florida Jay is a town in Santa Rosa County, Florida, United States. Located in the Florida Panhandle in North Florida, it is part of the Pensacola– Ferry Pass–Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 524 at the 2020 census, d ...

, killed 37. * December 24Store fire "Regalux" in

Formosa, Argentina Formosa () is the capital city of the Argentine province of Formosa, on the banks of the Paraguay River, opposite the Paraguayan town of Alberdi, about north from Buenos Aires, on National Route 11. The city has a population of about 234, ...

, killed 20 and injured 70.

1968

* February 7 Mickelberry Sausage Company plant explosion and building fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed nine. * February 26 Shelton Hospital fire,

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury ( , ) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire (district), Shropshire, England. It is sited on the River Severn, northwest of Wolverhampton, west of Telford, southeast of Wrexham and north of Hereford. At the 2021 United ...

, killed 21 and injured 14. * May 25 , Kirov, USSR, killed 39 and injured 111. * November 2 at Arima Spa,

Kobe Kobe ( ; , ), officially , is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. With a population of around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's List of Japanese cities by population, seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Port of Toky ...

, Japan, killed 30 and injured 44. * November 18 James Watt Street fire in

, Scotland, killed 24.

1969

* February 5Bandai Atami International Sightseeing Hotel fire, in Koriyama, Japan, killed 31. * December 2A nursing home fire in

Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec Notre-Dame-du-Lac () is a former city in the regional county municipality of Témiscouata in the province of Quebec, Canada, located in the administrative region du Bas-Saint-Laurent. On 5 May 2010, the cities of Cabano and Notre-Dame-du-Lac c ...

, killed 54. * December 27Rose and Crown Hotel fire in

Saffron Walden Saffron Walden is a market town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and north of London. It retains a rural appearance and some buildings of the medieval period. Th ...

, England, killed 11.

1970s

1970

* January 9Nursing home fire in

Marietta, Ohio Marietta is a city in Washington County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is located in Appalachian Ohio, southeastern Ohio at the confluence of the Muskingum River, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, northeast of Parkersburg, West Virginia ...

, killed 31. * March 20Ozark Hotel arson fire in

, Washington, killed 21. * May 23 Britannia Bridge fire in the

Menai Strait The Menai Strait () is a strait which separates the island of Anglesey from Gwynedd, on the mainland of Wales. It is situated between Caernarfon Bay in the south-west and Conwy Bay in the north-east, which are both inlets of the Irish Sea. The s ...

in Wales; no casualties, but destroyed the link between island of

Anglesey Anglesey ( ; ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the Principal areas of Wales, county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island () and some islets and Skerry, sker ...

and the Wales mainland. * August 31Fenglei ship fire in Shanghai, China, killed 15 and severely injured 60. * September 13 Ponet Square Hotel and Apartments fire, in

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

, killed 19 people. * November 1

Club Cinq-Sept fire The Club Cinq-Sept fire was a major blaze at a nightclub just outside Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, Isère, France, on Sunday, 1 November 1970. The fire claimed the lives of 146 people, almost all of whom were aged between 17 and 30. The scale of the d ...

Saint-Laurent-du-Pont Saint-Laurent-du-Pont () is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. In 1970 it was the location of the Club Cinq-Sept fire, in which 146 people died. Population Economy There is a large cement works at Saint-Laurent-du-P ...

, France, killed 146. * December 20Pioneer Hotel fire,

Tucson, Arizona Tucson (; ; ) is a city in Pima County, Arizona, United States, and its county seat. It is the second-most populous city in Arizona, behind Phoenix, Arizona, Phoenix, with a population of 542,630 in the 2020 United States census. The Tucson ...

, killed 29. * December 22 York Hotel Fire in

Redcar Redcar is a seaside town on the Yorkshire Coast in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority. It is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England, and is located east of Middlesbrough. The Teesside built-up area's Redcar subdiv ...

, England, killed four.

1971

* January 14Westminster Terrace Presbyterian Home for Senior Citizens fire in

Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the List of cities in Kentucky, most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the list of United States cities by population, 27th-most-populous city ...

, killed 10. * June 26–27 Czechowice-Dziedzice Refinery fire,

Czechowice-Dziedzice Czechowice-Dziedzice (), known until 1958 as Czechowice, is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The town has 35,684 inhabitants, as of December 2021. It lies on the northeastern edge of the historical region of Cieszyn ...

, Poland, killed 37 and injured 105. * September 28

Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd fire The Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd fire took place in the night of 28 September 1971 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. Fire Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd was a hotel-restaurant on the Stationsplein in Eindhoven. A fire broke out during the night, causing a ...

Eindhoven Eindhoven ( ; ) is a city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, located in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant, of which it is the largest municipality, and is also locat ...

, Netherlands, killed 11 and severely injured 16. * October 19Geiger Nursing Home fire in

Honesdale, Pennsylvania Honesdale is a Local government in Pennsylvania#Borough, borough in, and the county seat of, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough's population was 4,458 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Honesdale is lo ...

, killed 15. * October 30Under construction in

Aberdeen Harbour Aberdeen Harbour, rebranded as the Port of Aberdeen in 2022, is a sea port located in the city of Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland. The port was first established in 1136 and has been continually redeveloped over the centuries to provide ...

, Hong Kong, killed up to 34 workers. * December 25

Daeyeonggak Hotel fire The Daeyeonggak Hotel fire was a skyscraper fire in Seoul, South Korea on 25 December 1971, which killed 164 people and injured 63. It remains the deadliest hotel fire in history. Background The 22-storey Daeyeonggak Hotel (also called Hotel Ta ...

Seoul, South Korea Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

, killed 158 people.

1972

* January 26Green Nursing Home fire in

Lincoln Heights, Ohio Lincoln Heights is a village in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,144 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Cincinnati. History Lincoln Heights was founded in the 1920s by property developers as a suburban enclave for ...

, killed 10. * February 24

Andraus Building The Andraus Building is a well-known building in the República area of downtown São Paulo, Brazil, on the corner of Avenida São João and Pedro Américo Street. It is 115 metres tall and has 32 floors, and its construction ended in 1962. On 2 ...

Fire killed 16 in

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

. * April 4Fair Hills boarding home fire in

Rosecrans, Wisconsin Cooperstown is a town in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, in the United States. As of 2025, the town population was 129 Communities * Cooperstown is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community located at the intersection of Co ...

, killed 10. * May 5Carver Convalescent Center fire in

Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. Its population was 114,394 at the 2020 United States census, which makes it the state's List of cities in Illinois, seventh-most populous cit ...

, killed 10. * May 13

Sennichi Department Store Building fire The Sennichi Department Store Building fire occurred in Sennichimae, Minami-ku (now Chuo-ku, Osaka, Chuo-ku), Osaka, Japan on May 13, 1972. The fire killed at least 118 people and injured another 78. It was the deadliest department store fire ...

Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...

, Japan, killed 118. * June 17

Hotel Vendome fire 300px, Hotel Vendome, Boston as it appeared circa 1880 The Hotel Vendome fire in the United States was the worst firefighting tragedy in Boston history. Nine firefighters were killed during the final stages of extinguishing a fire on June 17, ...

, Massachusetts, killed nine firefighters. * July 5Coldharbour Hospital fire in

Sherborne Sherborne is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in north west Dorset, in South West England. It is sited on the River Yeo (South Somerset), River Yeo, on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, east of Yeovil. The parish include ...

, England, killed 30. * August 18Nursing Home in Ris-Orangis, France, killed 12. * September 2

Blue Bird Café fire The Blue Bird Café fire was a nightclub fire on September 1, 1972, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In all, 37 people were killed as a result of arson. The fire was the deadliest in Montreal since 1927, when 77 people perished in the Laurier Palac ...

in Montreal, Canada, firebombed, killed 37. * September 24A fire at the Oscar Club restaurant in

Rhodes, Greece Rhodes (, ''Ródos'' ) is the principal city and a former municipality on the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Rhodes, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. ...

, killed 31 and injured a further 16, mostly Scandinavian tourists. * November 21

1972 Robinsons department store fire On 21 November 1972, a fire broke out at a Robinson & Co. department store in Raffles Place, Singapore. The fire killed nine people and is regarded as one of the worst fires in Singapore's history. A subsequent investigation revealed the cause ...

in Singapore, killed 12 and destroyed the 114-year-old landmark building. * December 2Seoul Citizen Hall (present day of

Sejong Center Sejong Center for the Performing Arts () is the largest arts and cultural complex in Seoul, South Korea. It has an interior area of 53,202m². It is situated in the center of the capital, on Sejongno, a main road that cuts through the capital city ...

) in

Jongno-gu upright=1, Bosingak bell pavilion Jongno District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It is the historic center of Seoul that contains Gyeongbokgung, the main royal palace of the Joseon dynasty, and the Blue House, the for ...

, Seoul, killed 51 and injured 76.

1973

* January 29Street's Rest Home fire in

Pleasantville, New Jersey Pleasantville is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 20,629, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 380 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count o ...

, killed 10. Resident Harry Kemp was arrested for setting the fire. * February 6Edouard-Pailleron school in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

, France (arson), killed 21. * March 18 Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ; ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia, with a ...

, Queensland, was firebombed, killed 15. * June 24 UpStairs Lounge arson attack in the UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar, in

New Orleans New Orleans (commonly known as NOLA or The Big Easy among other nicknames) is a Consolidated city-county, consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the U.S. state of Louisiana. With a population of 383,997 at the 2020 ...

, Louisiana, killed 32. * July 12–16 National Archives Fire in

. * July 24Fire at the Esplanade hotel in

Oban Oban ( ; meaning ''The Little Bay'') is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William, Highland, Fort William. During the tourist seaso ...

, Scotland killed 10 tourists. The fire was thought to be caused by a discarded cigarette. * August 2

Summerland disaster The Summerland disaster occurred when a fire spread through the Summerland leisure centre in Douglas on the Isle of Man on the night of 2 August 1973. 50 people were killed and 80 seriously injured. The scale of the fire has been compared to th ...

Douglas, Isle of Man Douglas (, ) is the Capital (political), capital city and largest settlement of the Isle of Man, with a population of 26,677 (2021) and an area of . It is located at the mouth of the River Douglas, Isle of Man, River Douglas, and on a sweepi ...

, killed 50. * September 1Hotel Hafnia fire,

, Denmark, killed 35. * November 15 Stratford Apartment fire,

, killed 25 and injured 52. * November 29

1973 Taiyo Department Store fire The Taiyo Department Store fire was a fire at the Taiyo Department Store, a department store in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The fire started at 1:15 p.m. on November 29, 1973; 103 people died. After the fire, regulations pertaining ...

Kumamoto is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a populat ...

, Japan, killed 104. * December 4Caley Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center fire in

Wayne, Pennsylvania Wayne is an unincorporated community centered in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, on the Main Line, a series of highly affluent Philadelphia suburbs located along the railroad tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad and one of the ...

, killed 15.

1974

* January 23Sacred Heart School fire in

Heusden, Belgium Heusden was a municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of East Flanders. In 1977 it merged with the municipality of Destelbergen, of which it is now part. It was mentioned for the first time in the 11th century, by abbot Othejbold. ...

, killed 23. * February 1

Joelma Fire ''Edifício Praça da Bandeira'', formerly known as the Joelma Building, is a 25-story building in downtown São Paulo, Brazil, completed in 1971, located at Avenida 9 de Julho, 225. On 1 February 1974, an air conditioning unit on the twelfth flo ...

killed 188 in

. * June 30

Gulliver's nightclub fire The Gulliver's nightclub fire occurred in the early hours of June 30, 1974, on the border of Port Chester, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut. The fire killed 24 patrons and injured 19 patrons and 13 firemen. The fire was caused by arson in an a ...

killed 24 in

Port Chester, New York Port Chester is a administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York and the largest part of the town of Rye (town), New York, Rye in Westchester County, New York, Westchester County by populati ...

, as a result of arson at an adjacent business to cover up a minor burglary. * November 3Daewan Corner complex building fire,

Dongdaemun-gu Dongdaemun District () is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. It has a population of 346,770 (2010) and has a geographic area of 14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi), and is divided into 14 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Dongdaemun is lo ...

Seoul Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...

, killed 88 and injured 35. * December 12

Worsley Hotel fire The Worsley Hotel Fire was a major arson fire at the Worsley Hotel in Maida Vale, London on 13 December 1974. It killed seven people, including a probationary firefighter. Hotel The Worsley Hotel was a series of interconnecting houses of four ...

Maida Vale Maida Vale ( ) is an affluent residential district in North West London, England, north of Paddington, southwest of St John's Wood and south of Kilburn, on Edgware Road. It is part of the City of Westminster and is northwest of Charing C ...

, London, case of arson, resulting in attendance of over 25 appliances and killed 7.

1975

* January 22A factory fire in

Marikina Marikina (), officially the City of Marikina (), is a Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Metro Manila, National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4 ...

, Philippines, killed 42 and injured 79. * February 13 World Trade Center fire. Act of arson, indirectly killed one. * March 28Hotel fire in

Santa Maria Maggiore, Piedmont Santa Maria Maggiore ( Ossolano: ''Santa Marìa'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in the Italian region Piedmont, in Valle Vigezzo, located about northeast of Turin and about north of Verbania, on the bor ...

, Italy killed 14 and injured 40. * June 9Seminole County jail fire in

Sanford, Florida Sanford is a city and the county seat of Seminole County, Florida, United States. It is located in Central Florida and its population was 61,051 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical ...

, killed 11. * July 7Pomona Hotel fire in Portland, Oregon. Act of arson, killed 12. * August 171975 Philadelphia Refinery Fire, Philadelphia Refinery Fire,

, Pennsylvania, killed eight firefighters. * August 17Savoy Hotel fire, in Sydney, Australia, killed 15 and injured 25.

1976

* January 10Hotel Pathfinder explosion, Hotel Pathfinder explosion and fire in Fremont, Nebraska, killed 20 and injured 40. * January 30Wincrest Nursing Home fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 23. * October 24Puerto Rican Social Club fire in New York City, killed 25 and injured 24. * December 26Retirement Home fire, Goulds, Newfoundland and Labrador, killed 22.

1977

* February 1861st Regiment Farm fire in Xinjiang, China, killed 694. The fire started when a pile of undisposed wreaths for the late Mao Zedong were set off by a child celebrating the Chinese New Year. * February 25Rossiya Hotel fire in Moscow, Russia, 42–45 killed and 50 injured. * February 27 Moscow–Leningrad (USSR) train fire killed 17. * May 9Hotel Polen fire in Amsterdam, Netherlands, killed 33. * May 28Beverly Hills Supper Club fire killed 165 and injured more than 200 in Southgate, Kentucky; third deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. * June 21Saint John City Hall fire in Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint John, Canada, killed 21. * December 10A fire at the Wenonah Hotel in Bay City, Michigan, killed 10. * December 13A fire in the Aquinas Hall dormitory at Providence College in Rhode Island, killed 10 students.

1978

* August 19Cinema Rex fire, Abadan, Iran, Abadan, Khuzestan, Iran (arson), killed between 377 and 470. * March 14A prison fire in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killed 61 and injured 85. * June 11A fire spread at the head office of the daily newspaper Le Mauricien in Port Louis, Mauritius, and became the focus of the Affaire Sheik Hossen political scandal and enquiry. * August 2Waldbaum's supermarket fire, Brooklyn, New York. Six New York City firefighters died when the roof collapsed, plunging 12 firefighters into the flames. * November 5A fire at the Younkers Department store at the Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines, Iowa, killed 10 store employees. The store was closed and rebuilt a year after the fire. * November 5A fire at the Allen Motor Inn in Honesdale, Pennsylvania killed 12. * November 261978 Holiday Inn fire, Holiday Inn fire in Greece, New York. Act of arson, killed 10.

1979

* January 23Old People's Nurse Home fire at Virrat, Pirkanmaa, Finland, killed at least 26. * March 3 – Great Fire of Bedford School, Bedford School, Bedford, England. Act of arson. * April 2Nursing home fire in Farmington, Missouri, killed 26. * May 8Woolworths (United Kingdom), Woolworth store fire in Manchester, England, killed 10. * June 91979 Sydney Ghost Train fire, Luna Park Ghost Train fire, at Luna Park Sydney, in Australia, killed 7. * July 12Hotel Corona de Aragón fire in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, killed at least 80. * July 29Lakshimki Talkies cinema fire, in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, killed 78 and injured 88. * July 31Fire at the Holiday Inn in Cambridge, Ohio killed 10 and injured 78. * September 28Hotel Am Augarten fire in

, Austria, killed 25. * November 11Pioneer, Ohio nursing home fire, killed 14. * December 5Bar fire in Rosario, Argentina, killed 16 and injured 11.

1980s

1980

* January 1Opémiska Community Hall fire, Chapais, Quebec, Canada, killed 48. * May 20Eventide Home for the Aged in Kingston, Jamaica, killed 157. * May 311980 Saskatoon Queen's Hotel fire, Saskatoon, Canda, killed 2 firefighters. * July 14Third floor of the Extendicare Ltd. nursing home in Mississauga, Ontario, killed 21 residents. * July 26Boarding home fire in Bradley Beach, New Jersey, killed 24. * August 16Denmark Place fire by arson killed 37 in Soho, London. * October 31–November 11980 Górna Grupa psychiatric hospital fire, in Górna Grupa, Poland, during the night killed 55 patients and injured 26. * November 21MGM Grand fire, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino fire in Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas, Nevada, killed 87. * November 22Kawaji Prince Hotel Fire in Kinugawa, Japan, killed 45. * December 4Stouffer's Inn of Westchester in Harrison, New York, killed 26.

1981

* January 9Boarding home fire in Keansburg, New Jersey, killed 31. * January 18New Cross Fire, London, England, killed 13. * February 8Bangalore circus fire in Bangalore, India, killed 92. * February 14Stardust fire, Stardust Disaster, discotheque fire in Dublin, Ireland, killed 48. * February 14Edifício Grande Avenida#1981 Fire, Edifício Grande Avenida Fire in

, Brazil, killed 17. * March 21The Santa María Tower fire in Santiago de Chile, killed 11. * December 7Nilkanth Mahadev temple fire in Asarwa, Gujarat, India, killed 49.

1982

* February 8Hotel New Japan fire in downtown Tokyo, Japan, killed 33 and injured 27. * March 6Westchase Hilton hotel fire in

, Texas, killed 12 and injured 3. * April 25A fire resulting from an explosion at an antiques exhibition in Todi, Italy killed 34. * May 11The Notre Dame de Lourdes Church (Fall River, Massachusetts), Notre Dame de Lourdes Church fire in Fall River, Massachusetts, destroyed the historic church and much of two adjacent city blocks. * November 25–26Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day Fire destroyed the Northwestern National Bank building and former Donaldson's flagship store. * December 23Dorothy Mae Apartment-Hotel fire arson fire in Los Angeles, California, killed 25 people, the highest death toll from a structure fire in the city's history.

1983

* February 13Cinema Statuto fire in Turin, Italy, killed 64 and injured 20. * December 16Fire at Club Casa Rosso in Amsterdam, Netherlands, killed 13. * December 17Alcalá 20 nightclub fire in Madrid, Spain, killed 78.

1984

* May 11Haunted Castle (Six Flags Great Adventure), Haunted Castle attraction at Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Eight teenagers died in a fast-moving fire. Their corpses were mistaken for mannequins by emergency personnel. None of them or the Six Flags administrators realized these fatalities until later. * July 9York Minster, York Minster fire. A fire destroyed part of the Minster's roof in

, England. * July 23Union Oil refinery in Romeoville, Illinois, had two explosions and a fire, killing at least 14 and injuring 23. * October 23A fire at The Pines Hotel in Baguio, Philippines killed 17 and injuring 51 most being members of an American Legion tour group visiting for the 40th anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur's return to the Philippines.

1985

* April 26Saavedra, Buenos Aires, Saavedra Psychiatric Hospital fire in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killed 79 and injured 247. * May 11Bradford City stadium fire, Valley Parade Ground Stadium fire in Bradford, England, killed 56. * September 20The Tholsel, Kilkenny, The Tholsel, the town hall of Kilkenny, Ireland, gutted by fire.

1986

* February 11 in Higashiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, killed 24. * February 17Andorinha Building fire was caused by a short circuit in the building, killing 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. * March 31Hampton Court Palace fire near London, England, was determined to have been accidentally set by its only victim, the 86-year-old widow of General Richard Gale (British Army officer), Richard Gale. * April 26Chernobyl disaster: An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant led to a meltdown resulting in the worst nuclear accident in history to date. * September 5Hotel Caledonien fire: A fire at the Hotel Caledonien in Kristiansand, Norway killed 14 and injured 60. * November 1Sandoz chemical spill, Fire and chemical spill at Sandoz in the ''Schweizerhalle'' industrial area near Basel, Switzerland, caused heavy pollution in the river Rhine. * December 31Dupont Plaza Hotel fire, set by disgruntled employees, killed 97 in

1987

* November 18King's Cross fire, King's Cross tube station fire in London, England, killed 31 and injured 100.

1988

* May 4First Interstate Tower fire in Los Angeles, California, killed one.

1989

* February 8Premier Studio of Mysore fire, Mysore, Karnataka, India, killed 62. * September 17Downunder Hostel fire set by an arsonist in a backpackers hostel in Sydney, Australia, killed six. * September 211989 Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire. Girls' school fire in Kedah, Malaysia, killed 27 girls. * October 5Hillhaven Rehabilitation and Convalescent Home fire in Norfolk, Virginia, killed 12. * December 24Sevier Center renovated hotel senior residence in Johnson City, Tennessee, killed 14 by smoke inhalation.

1990s

1990

* January 14Flying discothèque fire at Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, killed 43. * March 25Happy Land fire, arson fire in the Bronx, New York City, killed 87, the deadliest crime committed by a single person in the history of New York City.

1991

* February 23 Saint Petersburg Hotel (Saint Petersburg, Russia), Leningrad hotel fire killed 16 including 9 firefighters and injured 36. * May 7Bright Sparklers Fireworks disaster, Bright Sparklers Fireworks fire, killed 26 and injured over 100. * June 27 - 21 people are killed in a fire in a fire at the Barbotan-les-Thermes spa in Cazaubon, France * September 3Hamlet chicken processing plant fire killed 25. * December 17Funhouse at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, England, destroyed.

1992

* February 3Shek Kong Vietnamese refugee detention centre fire, Hong Kong, killed 24 and injured 126. * MayGreece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building, Executive Council Building fire in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. * September 16Pension de Vogel homeless hostel fire, The Hague, Netherlands, killed 11 and injured 15. * November 201992 Windsor Castle fire, Windsor Castle fire, England. * November 26A part of the roof and the upper floor of the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria, burned down.

1993

* January 18Fire in a 10-story building in the Hsinhua section of Taipei, Taiwan, killed 34. * February 14Linxi department store fire, Tangshan, Hebei, China, killed 79 and injured 51. * March 16Paxton Hotel fire, Chicago, Illinois, killed 19 and 30 injured. * April 19During the Waco Siege, a Branch Davidians, Branch Davidian church, Mount Carmel Center, was destroyed by fire near Waco, Texas, killed 76. * May 10Kader Toy Factory fire, Bangkok, Thailand, killed 189. * June 26A fire at a psychiatric clinic at the St. Francois d'Assise clinic near Rennes, France kills at least 17. * July 2Sivas massacre, Madimak Hotel fire, Sivas, Turkey, killed 37. * November 20Zhili Toy Factory fire, Kuiyong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, killed 81. * December 13Gaofu Textile Factory fire, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, killed 61. * December 20Kheyvis fire, Kheyvis nightclub fire in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killed 17 and injured 24.

1994

* January 31994 Sabaneta fire in Maracaibo, Venuzuela, killed 108. * January 10, Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong, killed 12 in firebomb attack. * February 4–5The Parlement of Rennes, set alight by fishermen on strike, destroyed. * February 26Clerkenwell cinema fire in London, United Kingdom, killed 11. * November 27Fuxin Discothèque fire at Fuxin, Liaoning, China, killed 234. * December 101994 Karamay fire, Karamay, Xinjiang, China, killed 324 (288 pupils and 36 teachers). * December 31Switel Hotel fire, Antwerp, Belgium, killed 15 and severely injured 164.

1995

* February 15Weierkang Club fire, Taichung, Taiwan, killed 64. * March 14Anshan hotel fire, Anshan, Liaoning, China, killed 30. * April 24Ürümqi fire, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, killed 51. * August 18Gyeonggi Women Technical School fire, Yongin, Gyeonggi,

, killed 38. * August 26Hotel St. George fire,

, New York City, New York, United States. * December 12Saaremaa Joint Gymnasium fire, Kuressaare, Estonia, killed 2. * December 23Dabwali fire accident, Haryana, India, killed 445.

1996

* January 29''Teatro La Fenice'' in Venice, Italy. * March 18Ozone Disco fire, Quezon City, Philippines, killed 162 and injured 95. * March 28Kebon Kembang shopping mall fire, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, killed 78. * April 11Düsseldorf Airport fire, killed 17. * November 7Heaven Hill#History, Heaven Hill distillery fire in Kentucky. * November 20Garley Building fire, The Garley Building fire, Hong Kong, killed 40. * November 27Residential building fire caused by arson attack, Shanghai, China, killed 36.

1997

* January 25 caused by arson attack, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, killed 17. * February 11997 Aisin fire, Kariya, Aichi, Japan. * June 8Brihadiswara temple fire started by a visitor's firecracker, at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, killed 60 and injured 200. * June 13Uphaar Cinema fire, Green Park, New Delhi, India, killed 59. * July 11Royal Jomtien Resort Hotel fire, in Thailand, killed 88. * September 21Arson attack by an employee at a shoe factory, Jinjiang City, Fujian, China, killed 32.

1998

* March 25Dormitory fire at Bombolulu Girls High School, Mombasa, Kenya, killed 24. * May 16Fire at the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City, killed 25. * October 29Gothenburg discotheque fire, discotheque fire in Gothenburg, Sweden, killed 63. * December 3Orphanage fire in Manila, Philippines, killed 28.

1999

* February 10 Samara Police Department fire killed 57 people and injured over 200. * February 15Lake Worth Church fire in Lake Worth, Texas, killed three firefighters. Suspected arson. * March 13Blue Market massacre in Istanbul, Turkey, killed 13. * May 231999 L'Amicale riots in Port Louis, Mauritius killed 7 individuals linked to gambling house L'Amicale, following an arson attack associated with football hooliganism after a soccer match confronting Fire Brigade versus Scouts Club. * June 11Garnock Court fire in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Irvine, Scotland, killed 1 and injured 5. * June 30Sealand Youth Training Center Fire. The one-storey Sealand Youth Training Center fire at Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Hwaseong,

, killed 23 and injured five. * September 24Two-story buildings with cinema complex fire at Yogyakarta (city), Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, killed 75. * October 30Four-story complex buildings with Sun-Hun Choe karaoke room fire at Incheon,

, killed 54 and injured 70. * December 3Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire killed six firefighters. * December 26Jilin hotel fire, Changchun, Jilin, China, killed 20.

21st century

2000s

2000

* March 29Tiantang cinema fire in Jiaozuo, Henan, China, killed 74. * April 22Qingzhou chicken processing plant fire, Qingzhou, Shandong, China, killed 38. * May 13Enschede fireworks disaster in the Netherlands, killed 22. * June 23Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire in Queensland, Australia, killed 15 in arson attack. * June 30Fireworks factory fire, Guangdong, China, killed 36. * August 27Fire in the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia. * December 25Luoyang Christmas fire in Henan, China, killed 309.

2001

* January 1Volendam New Years fire in the Netherlands, killed 14 and injured 241. * March 26Kyanguli Fire Tragedy, Kyanguli Secondary school fire in Machakos, Eastern Province, Kenya, killed 68. * May 1A fire at Phantasialand in Germany destroyed two roller coasters, a theatre and parts of the Westernstadt. It caused about 38 million Deutsche Mark (US$17 million) in damage and injured 54. * August 6Erwadi fire incident in Tamil Nadu, India, killed 28. * August 17Manor Hotel fire in Quezon City, Philippines, killed 74. * September 1Myojo 56 building fire in Tokyo, Japan, killed 44 by arson. * September 11September 11 attacks – Two airliners deliberately flown into the World Trade Center (1973–2001), 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 damaged due to the collapse of the towers, also caught fire and subsequently collapsed. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and its impact and subsequent fire killed 125 in the building. * November 24Canecão Mineiro nightclub fire in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, killed seven. * December 21Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City caught fire. * December 29Mesa Redonda fire in Lima, killed 291.

2002

* June 16Lanjisu internet cafe fire in Beijing, China. Disgruntled youngsters set fire to the cafe after being banned. The fire killed 25 people and injured 13 others. * June 26Shreejee International footwear factory fire in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, killed 42. * July 9Heppi Karaoke bar fire in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, killed 42. * October 29Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire in Vietnam, killed 60 and injured 90. * November 2Sidi Moussa prison fire in El Jadida, Morocco, killed 50. * December 1La Guajira nightclub fire in Caracas, Venezuela, killed 47.

2003

* January 2–3Château de Lunéville gutted by fire. * February 18Daegu subway fire in South Korea, killed 192 by arson. * February 20The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island, killed 100 and injured 230. * February 26Greenwood Nursing Home fire in

, killed 16. * October 17Cook County Administration Building fire, killed 6; tied for largest litigated payout: $100 million. * September 25Nursing home fire in Nashville, Tennessee, killed 16. * November 112003 Hengyang fire in China, killed 20. * November 242003 Peoples' Friendship University of Russia fire in Moscow, Russia, killed 44.

2004

* January 23Srirangam marriage hall fire in Srirangam, India, killed 64. * February 16Zhongbai Commercial Plaza fire in Jilin, China, killed 53. * May 17San Pedro Sula prison fire in Honduras, killed 103. * May 24Momart#2004 warehouse fire, Momart warehouse fire in Leyton, East London, destroyed numerous significant contemporary works of art. * July 162004 Kumbakonam School fire in Tamil-Nadu, India, killed 94. * August 1Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire in Asunción, Paraguay, killed 370 and injured 500. * August 5The Bauges Riding school fire in Lescheraines, France, killed 10. * October 17Parque Central Complex fire in Caracas, Venezuela. * December 30República Cromagnon nightclub fire in Buenos Aires, Argentina killed 194 and injured 714.

2005

* February 2Harrow Court fire in Stevenage, England, killed two firefighters. * February 14–15Windsor Tower#Disaster, Windsor Tower fire in

, Spain, caused the building to partially collapse and injured seven. * March 7Higüey Prison fire in the Dominican Republic, killed 134. * July 11Ukhta, Ukhta, Russia, shopping mall fire, caused by arson, killed 25 and injured 15. * September 5Beni Suef Cultural Palace fire in Egypt, killed 46. * October 27A fire at the detention center of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, killed 11 and injured 15. * December 11–13Buncefield fire, a major explosion at Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal in Hemel Hempstead, England, injured 43. * December 12Liaoyang City Central Hospital fire in Liaoyang, Jilin, China, killed 39.

2006

* February 24KTS Composite Textile factory fire in Chittagong, Bangladesh, killed 85 and injured 63. * March 5Edificio Diego Portales (now Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral) fire in Santiago, Chile, caused a partial collapse. * August 24Trinity Cathedral, Saint Petersburg#2006 fire, Trinity Cathedral fire in Saint Petersburg, Russia. * November 222006 Kolkata leather factory fire in India killed nine and injured 18. * December 9 A fire in a hospital in Moscow, Russia, killed 45. * December 25Fire at a store in Ormoc, Philippines, killed 25.

2007

* March 19Nursing home fire in Kamyshevatskaya, Krasnodar, Russia, killed 63. * June 18Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire in Charleston, South Carolina killed nine. * August 18Penhallow Hotel fire in Newquay, Cornwall, England, killed three and injured five. * November 22007 Warwickshire warehouse fire in Atherstone-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England, killed four.

2008

* January 72008 Icheon fire in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, killed 40. * February 102008 Namdaemun fire in

, South Korea, seriously damaged the 14th century structure. * April 4Historic Quebec City Armoury roof and interior destroyed by fire in Quebec, Canada. * April 25Four-story Rosamor Furniture factory fire in Lissasfa, Casablanca, Morocco, killed 55. * May 28Historic Alma College (St. Thomas, Ontario), Alma College in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, burnt down by arsonists. * June 12008 Universal Studios fire in Universal City, California, destroyed the mastering (audio), master tapes of as many as a half a million songs recorded during the 20th and 21st centuries. * June 8Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas, was heavily damaged by an arson attack during an extensive renovation. * August 10Cornwall Court Fire in Hong Kong, killed four. * August 10Toronto propane explosion in North York, Toronto, Canada, killed two. * September 20Wuwang Club fire in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, killed 43. * October 1Video Parlour Cats fire by arsonist in Nanba,

, Japan, killed 16. * October 20Garrick's Villa near London, England, roof destroyed by fire.

2009

* January 1Santika Club fire, in Bangkok, Thailand, killed 66. * January 282009 Nakumatt supermarket fire in Nairobi, Kenya, killed 29. * February 9Beijing Television Cultural Center fire in China, killed one and injured seven. * April 13Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire in Poland, killed 23. * June 52009 Hermosillo daycare center fire in Mexico, killed 47. * June 30Fire in a furnished hotel in Asnières-sur-Seine, Asnières, France, killed 6 and injured 18. * July 32009 Lakanal House tower block fire in Camberwell, London, killed six. * September 132009 Taldykorgan fire in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, killed 38. * December 4Lame Horse fire in Perm, Russia, killed 153 and injured over 140. * December 4Medan karaoke bar fire in Medan, Indonesia, killed 20.

2010s

2010

* March 29Stephen Court historic building fire in Kolkata, India, killed at least 42. * April 6Shirley Towers fire in Southampton, England, killed two firefighters. * September 102010 San Bruno explosion in San Bruno, California, six-alarm fire from a gas main killed eight and destroyed dozens of homes. * November 152010 Shanghai fire, China, high-rise apartment building fire killed at least 53. * December 82010 Santiago prison fire. A fire in a prison in

killed at least 81 inmates in the country's deadliest prison incident. * December 14A fire at a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh owned by Ha-meem Group, killed 25 and injured 100. * December 17A fire in Provo, Utah destroyed the historic Provo Tabernacle in a 4-alarm fire. * December 19A fire at a pension house in Tuguegarao, Philippines, killed 16.

2011

* August 252011 Monterrey casino attack. An arson attack on a casino in Monterrey, Mexico committed by the Los Zetas drug cartel, killed 52 people. * November 18 – An arson attack at a nursing home in Quakers Hill, New South Wales, Quakers Hill, Sydney, Australia, killed 11 elderly residents. * November 21 – Fire caused by electrical short circuit at a eunuch festival, Delhi, India, killed 15 and injured at least 36. * December 9 – 2011 AMRI Hospital fire. A fire at AMRI hospital Kolkata, West Bengal, India, mostly caused by toxic fumes spreading through ducts of the central air conditioning system, killed at least 90.

2012

* February 14Comayagua prison fire. A prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras, killed over 361 inmates. * February 19A massive fire swept through a market in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, destroying between 500 and 1800 stalls, injured 11. * June 26A fire in a market in Moscow, Russia, killed 17 migrant workers. * May 6Explosions and a fire at Bangkok Synthetics Plant Chemical plant, petrochemical plant for synthetic rubber, in the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong Province, Thailand, killed 12 and injured over 100. * May 28 2012 Villaggio Mall fire. A fire at a mall in Doha, Qatar, killed 19. * August 242012 Venezuela Refinery Explosion. An explosion and fire at the Paraguaná Refinery Complex killed 48 and injured 151. * September 112012 Pakistan garment factory fires. A fire in a Karachi garment factory killed at least 312 workers. * September 112012 Pakistan garment factory fires. A fire in a Lahore shoe factory killed 25 workers. * October 23An arson at the Beinan Branch of Xinyang Hospital, Taiwan, killed 13 patients. The perpetrator, in the final phase of cancer and upset by his illness, received the death penalty, dying during detention in April 2014. * November 242012 Dhaka fire. A fire in a Tazreen Fashion factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killed at least 124. * November 26A fire a workshop for disabled people in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, killed 14.

2013

* January 27Kiss nightclub fire. A fire in the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, after performers were said to have set off fireworks, killed at least 233. * February 272013 Kolkata market fire. A fire in Surya Sen Market, Kolkata, India, killed 18. * April 17West Fertilizer Company explosion in Texas, when probable arson started a fire that detonated hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate at a fertilizer plant, killed 15 and injured over 160. Nearby apartment buildings were destroyed and windows away were broken. * April 262013 Moscow psychiatric hospital fire in Russia, killed 38. * June 3Jilin Baoyuanfeng poultry plant fire in , Jilin, China, killed 119. * July 6Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. An unattended freight train carrying crude oil rolled into Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, and derailed, resulting in an explosion and fire which destroyed more than 30 buildings in the town's centre, killed 42 with five more missing and presumed dead. * September 13A fire at a psychiatric hospital in Luka, Novgorod Oblast, Russia, killed 37.

2014

* January 23L'Isle-Verte nursing home fire. A fire in a nursing home in Quebec, Canada, killed 32. * February 82014 Medina hotel fire. A fire at a hotel in Medina, Saudi Arabia, killed 15 and injured 130. * May 23The main building of the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, considered the masterpiece of designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh, was severely damaged by fire. * May 28A fire at a hospital in Jangseong County in South Korea, killed 22 and injured several more. * September 262014 air traffic control facility fire. Arson at an air traffic control edifice in Aurora, Illinois, United States (also known as the "Chicago Center") caused close to 2000 airline flights to undertake emergency landings. * December 292014 Lahore shopping centre fire. Fire in Anarkali Bazaar, Lahore, Pakistan, killed at least 13.

2015

* March 112015 Kazan Shopping Center fire. A fire in Russia killed 17 and injured 55. * March 29Clandon Park House in Surrey, England, burned. Treasures and historic items were destroyed. * May 132015 Valenzuela fire. An industrial fire in Valenzuela, Philippines, killed 72. * May 192015 Baku residence building fire. A fire in a residence building in Baku, Azerbaijan, killed 14. * October 30Colectiv nightclub fire. A fire at Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest, Romania, killed 64.

2016

* January 30A massive fire at a factory in Sokolniki District, Moscow, Russia, killed 12. * April 10Puttingal temple fire. A fireworks accident at the Puttingal Temple in Paravur, Kollam, Paravur, India, killed 111. * August 62016 Rouen fire. A fire at a birthday party at the Cuba Libre pub in Rouen, France, killed 14. * August 10A hospital fire at Yarmouk Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 11 newborn babies and injured 29 women. The fire was set deliberately by eight men in order to cover up their theft of 100 million Iraqi dinars. They were later arrested. The Minister of Health (Iraq), Minister of Health of Iraq later resigned due to the incident. * September 3A fire at the Kaliti Prison during a suspected attempted jailbreak killed at least 23 during the 2016 Ethiopian protests. * November 2A fire at a karaoke lounge in Vietnam, killed 13. * November 92016 Bethlehem Steel fire at the old cooling house of a former Bethlehem Steel complex in Lackawanna, New York, mobilized Erie County, New York mutual aid from the City of Buffalo as well as suburban volunteer fire companies to assist the Lackawanna Fire Department. A large plume of black smoke could be seen for miles and was picked up by the local NEXRAD weather radar. A minor injury to a Buffalo Firefighter occurred. * November 26A fire almost completely destroyed the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter, England. * December 22016 Oakland warehouse fire. A fire at a converted warehouse in Oakland, California, killed at least 36.

2017

* June 14Grenfell Tower fire. A fire at Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey, high tower block of Public housing in the United Kingdom, public housing Apartment, flats in North Kensington, London, England. It killed 71. * July 14Marco Polo condo fire. The fire in Honolulu, Hawaii, killed four and injured 13. * September 142017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire. A fire occurred at the Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At least 24 students and teachers were killed. * December 212017 Jecheon fire. A gym fire in Jecheon, South Korea, killed 29 and injured 36. * December 232017 Davao City mall fire, Philippines. A fire erupted in a shopping mall (NCCC Mall Davao) in Davao City, which killed 38; 37 worked for Survey Sampling International, and one of the mall's employees who was also a part of the mall's emergency response team. * December 272017 Bronx apartment fire swept through a Bronx apartment complex; killed 13 and injured 14. It was New York City's worst accidental fire in 25 years. * December 29Kamala Mills fire. A fire killed 14 people and injured 55 at two rooftop restobars in Mumbai, India.

2018

* January 262018 Sejong Hospital fire. A hospital fire in Miryang,

, killed at least 37 and injured more than 131 in the country's worst fire in over a decade. * March 22018 Baku fire. A fire killed 24 at a drug rehabilitation centre in Azerbaijan's capital Baku. * March 23A fire in a large condominium complex in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, killed 13 and injured 28. * March 252018 Kemerovo fire. A fire killed 60 people, mostly children, at a mall in Kemerovo, Russia. * March 282018 Valencia, Venezuela fire. Rioting and a fire at a police station in Valencia, Venezuela, killed 68. * April 23A suspected arson attack at a karaoke lounge in southern China killed 18 and injured five. Fire at Museu Nacional 05

* June 15The Glasgow School of Art main building, nearing the end of restoration after the fire in 2014, was badly damaged in another fire that destroyed the interior of the adjoining O2 ABC Glasgow, O2 ABC music venue. * June 28A fire at a market in Nairobi, Kenya, killed 15 and injured 70. * August 252018 Harbin hotel fire. A fire at a hotel in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, killed 19 and injured 23. * September 2National Museum of Brazil fire. The National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro caught fire and lost more than 90% of its collection.

2019

* January 4 ToNiePokój escape room fire. A fire at an escape room in Koszalin, Poland, killed 5 teenagers and injured an adult employee. The fire is believed to have been caused by leaking gas cylinders. * February 5A fire at a building in Paris, France, killed 10. It was started by a woman after an altercation with the neighbors, who was later arrested by police. * February 8Ninho do Urubu fire. A fire in a dormitory at a soccer youth team training centre in Flamengo, Brazil, killed 10 teenage players. * February 122019 Delhi hotel fire. A fire that broke out at a hotel in Delhi, India, killed 17. * April 15Notre-Dame fire. Roof and spire were destroyed, and heavy damage was done to the interior of the cathedral due to the collapsing spire and roof, along with water and smoke damage. The cathedral was undergoing renovations at the time. * May 242019 Surat fire. A fire in a commercial complex in Surat, India, killed 22. * July 18Kyoto Animation arson attack. A man poured gasoline and ignited it at a Kyoto Animation studio, killed 35. * August 27Coatzacoalcos nightclub fire. Gang members set a nightclub in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico on fire after barricading the exits, killed 28. * September 12A fire started in an electric generator behind the intensive care unit of a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killed 14 patients du e to asphyxiation from smoke or life support equipment shutdown. * September 18A fire in a boarding school near Monrovia, Liberia, killed 27. * October 2Star City fire. A fire at the Star City (amusement park), Star City amusement park in Pasay, Philippines. * October 22New Zealand International Convention Centre fire. A fire in the roof of an under-construction building led to disruption in Auckland's central business district for three days. The fire was left to burn itself out, four were injured. * October 31A fire at the Shuri Castle led to the loss of all seven key buildings of the castle in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. * December 82019 Delhi factory fire. A fire in New Delhi, India, killed 43. * December 21Alpine Motel Apartments fire. A fire in Las Vegas, Nevada, killed six residents, making it the deadliest fire ever within the city limits.

2020s

2020

* 19 JanuaryA fire at a home for mentally disabled people in Vejprty, Czech Republic, killed eight and injured 30. * 18 JulyA fire was deliberately set at the Nantes Cathedral in France, destroying the main organ. * 8 AugustBohumín arson attack in the Czech Republic, killed 11. * 9 August2020 Vijayawada fire in a COVID-19 facility in India, killed 11 and injured 22. * 20 AugustSrisailam hydroelectric power plant fire in India, killed 9. * 14 NovemberPiatra Neamț hospital fire in Romania, killed 10. * 19 DecemberGaziantep hospital fire in Turkey, killed 9.

2021

* 21 January2021 Kharkiv fire in a nursing home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killed 15 and injured 11. * 29 JanuaryMatei Balș hospital fire in Bucharest, Romania, killed 17. * 11 March2021 Cairo clothing factory fire in Egypt, killed 20 and injured 24. * 26 March2021 Mumbai hospital fire in India, killed 10. * 23 AprilVirar hospital fire in Virar, India, killed 13. * 24 AprilBaghdad hospital fire at the Ibn al-Khatib hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, killed at least 82. * 28 AprilRiga hostel fire in Latvia, killed eight and injured nine. * 7 JuneJune 2021 Pune fire in India, killed at least 18. * 25 JuneZhecheng school fire in China, killed at least 18 and injured 16. * 9 JulyRupganj factory fire at a food and drink factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, killed 52 and injured 20. * 8 SeptemberTangerang prison fire in Indonesia, killed 49 and injured 72. * 8 September2021 Tetovo hospital fire in Tetovo, North Macedonia, killed 14. * 1 OctoberConstanța hospital fire in Constanța, Romania, killed 7. * 14 October2021 Kaohsiung tower fire in southern Taiwan, killed 46 and injured 41. * 8 NovemberMaradi school fire in Niger, killed 26. * 17 December2021 Osaka building fire in Japan, killed 26.

2022

* 2 January2022 Parliament of South Africa fire damaged the Houses of Parliament, Cape Town, Houses of Parliament, in Cape Town. * 5 January2022 Philadelphia apartment fire (Pennsylvania), killed 12. * 9 January2022 Bronx apartment fire in New York City, killed at least 17. * 13 May2022 Delhi fire in India, killed 27. * 9 JuneDaegu office fire in Korea, killed seven. * 4 JulyFire at the historic Police Headquarters, also known as Line Barracks or ''Casernes Centrales'', in Port Louis, Mauritius; at two separate locations of the compounds of the Special Supporting Unit (SSU) No 4, at a warehouse and then at the office premises. * 5 AugustMountain B nightclub fire in Pattaya, Thailand, killed 20 people and injured 35. * 14 AugustGiza church fire in Giza, Egypt, killed at least 41 people. * 6 September2022 Binh Duong karaoke bar fire in Vietnam, killed 33 people. *16 September in China in the Furong District of Changsha, Hunan Province. *2 October2022 Bhadohi fire in Uttar Pradesh, India, killed 17. * 14 NovemberA residential fire in Navotas, Philippines, killed 5 people and injured 2. * 17 November2022 Jabalia fire in the Gaza Strip, killed 21 people. * 21 November2022 Anyang factory fire in China, killed 38 people. * 24 November2022 Ürümqi fire in China, killed 10 and injured nine. * 16 DecemberVaulx-en-Velin fire in France, killed 10 and injured 14. * 24 December2022 Kemerovo nursing home fire in Russia, killed 22 and injured six.

2023

*2 JanuaryNew County Hotel fire in Scotland, killed three and injured 11. *19 JanuaryA fire at a military barracks in Azat, Armenia, killed 15 and injured seven. *6 FebruaryA fire in a house in Charly-sur-Marne, France, killed 8 and injured 1. *3 March2023 Plumpang oil depot fire, 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. *27 MarchCiudad Juárez migrant center fire in Mexico, killed 40 migrants. *15 April2023 Dubai apartment fire, Dubai apartment fire in the United Arab Emirates, killed 16 and injured 9. *18 April2023 Beijing hospital fire, Beijing hospital fire in China, killed 29. *3 May2023 Brno container fire, Brno container fire in the Czech Republic, killed 8. *6 May2023 Yanaquihua gold mine fire, Yanaquihua gold mine fire in Peru, killed 27. *16 MayWellington hostel fire at Loafers Lodge in New Zealand, killed at least 6. *21 MayMahdia School Dormitory Fire in Guyana, killed at least 20 children. *21-22 MayA fire at the Manila Central Post Office in the Philippines, destroyed the headquarters of the country's postal service. *4 JuneA historic building situated on Huty Julia 10, Bytom, Huty Julia 10 in Bytom was set ablaze. *5 AugustThe Crooked House, a historic pub and former farmhouse in Staffordshire, England, was gutted by fire. *9 AugustA fire at a gîte housing mentally disabled people on holiday in Wintzenheim, France, killed 11. *31 August2023 Johannesburg building fire, Johannesburg building fire in South Africa, killed at least 73. *31 AugustA fire at a house also functioning as a clothing factory in Quezon City, Philippines, killed fifteen people. *13 September2023 Hanoi building fire, Hanoi building fire in Vietnam, killed at least 56. *26 September Qaraqosh wedding fire in Iraq, killed at least 113. *1 October Fonda Milagros nightclub fire in Murcia, Spain killed 13 people. *3 November Langarud drug rehabilitation centre fire in Iran, killed 32 people. *16 November Luliang building fire in China, killed 26 people. *25 November – 2023 Karachi mall fire, Karachi mall fire in Pakistan, killed 11 people. *8 December – 2023 Erbil university fire, Erbil university fire in Iraq, killed 14 people. *17 December – Conakry oil depot fire in Guinea, killed 24 people. *31 December – A fire destroyed the 17th century Château du Grand-Serquigny in France.

2024

*1 JanuaryA fire at a New Year's party inside a bar in Graz, Austria, killed one person and severely injured 21 others. *4 JanuaryA fire at a hospital in Uelzen, Lower Saxony, Germany, killed five patients and injured 22 others, including six seriously. *19 JanuaryYingcai Boarding School fire in Dushu (town), Dushu, China, killed 13. *23 JanuaryNational Art Gallery of Abkhazia fire in Sukhumi, destroyed all but 150 of its 4,000 paintings. *24 January in China, killed at least 39. *30 January broke out in a resident's home in Guizhou, China, killed one. *6 FebruaryA fire at a fireworks factory in Harda, Madhya Pradesh, India, killed 11 people and injured 150 others. *10 FebruaryChinon Nuclear Power Plant#Events, Chinon Nuclear Power Plant fire. A fire at the Chinon Nuclear Power Plant in France caused two nuclear reactors to shut down. *12 FebruaryLiseberg#Oceana Waterpark, Oceana Waterpark fire. A fire at the Oceana Waterpark at the Liseberg, 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 waterpark. *15 FebruaryA fire at a paint factory in New Delhi, killed 11. *22 February2024 València residential complex fire in Spain, killed 10. *23 February2024 Nanjing building fire in China, killed 15. *29 February2024 Dhaka Bailey Road fire in Bangladesh, killed 46. *4 MarchFour people were killed and 21 others injured in a fire at a nursing home in Bedburg-Hau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. *2 AprilGayrettepe nightclub fire in Istanbul, Turkey, killed 29. *10 AprilA fire at the New Lucky House in

killed five and injured 36. *4 AprilA fire at a 39-story residential apartment building in Emirate of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, killed five people and injured 44 others. *16 AprilBørsen#2024 fire, Børsen fire. A fire destroyed a large part of the historic Børsen, Stock Exchange Building in

, Denmark, while the building was undergoing renovation. *20 AprilA fuel depot in Kardymovsky District, Russia, was set on fire by a Ukraine, Ukrainian drone attack. *26 April2024 Porto Alegre fire, Porto Alegre fire. A fire at a hotel in Porto Alegre, Brazil killed ten and injured 11. *22 MayA fire at an apartment in Hanoi, Vietnam, killed 14 people and injured six. *25 May2024 Rajkot gaming zone fire, Rajkot gaming zone fire. A fire at a gaming arcade in Rajkot, India killed at least 27 people. *25 MayA fire at a hospital in New Delhi, India killed seven people and injured five. *12 June2024 Mangaf building fire, Mangaf building fire. A fire at a residential building housing foreign workers in Mangaf, Kuwait killed 50 people and injured 50. *17 JuneA fire at a house in Newnan, Georgia, killed six people, including three children. *18 JuneA fire at a hospital in Rasht, Iran, killed nine patients, all of whom were in the intensive care unit. *24 JuneAricell battery factory fire. A fire at a factory producing lithium batteries in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, Hwaseong, South Korea, killed 23 people and injured eight. *24 JuneA fire at an eight-storey office building in Fryazino, Russia, killed eight people and injured three. *29 JuneA fire at a dormitory building in Moscow Oblast, Russia, killed five people. *29 JuneA fire at a fireworks warehouse in Zamboanga City, Philippines, caused an explosion, damaged houses and killed five people and injured 38 others. *7 JulyA fire at a nursing home in Treinta y Tres, Uruguay, killed 10 people. *11 JulyRouen Cathedral#21st century, Rouen Cathedral fire. A fire at the Rouen Cathedral in Normandy, France damaged the spire. *17 JulyA fire at a shopping centre in Zigong, China, killed 16 people. *2 AugustA fire in a five-storey building in Manila, Philippines, killed eleven people. *21 AugustAtchutapuram pharmaceutical factory explosion. A fire at an Escientia Advanced Sciences pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Anakapalli, India caused an explosion, killing at least 18 people and injuring at least 41 others. *21 AugustA house fire in Bradford, England, killed four people, including three children, and injured one other. *22 August A fire at a hotel in Bucheon, South Korea, killed seven people and injured 12 others. *26 August Freshwater Road fire. A fire at a block of flats in Dagenham, London. *5 September A fire at a primary school in Nyeri County, Kenya killed at least 21 students and injured 27. * 29 September 2024 Conyers BioLab fire, A chemical plant fire in Conyers, GA, USA, resulted in shelter-in-place restrictions being emitted for 90,000 residents across several Georgia counties. *3 October Nine people were killed in a fire at the Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital in Pingtung County, Taiwan. *28 October2024 Nileshwar temple fireworks disaster. Four people were killed in a firecracker accident at the Theru Anjootambalam Veererkavu temple in Nileshwaram, India. *15 NovemberTen people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in Villafranca de Ebro, Spain. *15 NovemberTen infants were killed in a fire at the neonatal ward of a hospital in Jhansi, India. *13 DecemberA fire at a private elderly care centre in Amman, Jordan, killed six people and injured five others. *18 DecemberAn arson attack at a cafe in Hanoi, Vietnam, killed 11 people and injured two others. *19 DecemberA fire at a food-processing building in Taichung, Taiwan, killed nine people. *30 DecemberA fire at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand killed 3 and injured seven others.

2025

* 4 January A fire at a vegetable market in Zhangjiakou, China, killed eight people and injured 15. * 11 JanuaryMost restaurant explosion. A fire and explosion at a restaurant in Most (city), Most, Czech Republic, killed seven people and injured seven others. * 20 JanuaryAn arson attack at a retirement home in Belgrade, Serbia, killed eight people and injured seven others. * 21 January2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire in Kartalkaya, Turkey, killed 78 people and injured 51 others. * 21 JanuaryA tank containing a highly flammable substance at the Port of Barcelona in Spain exploded and caused a fire, killing one person and injuring several others including one critically. * 1 FebruaryA fire in a retirement home in Bouffémont, France, killed three people and injured nine others. * 5 FebruaryA fire at an Islamic school in Kaura Namoda, Nigeria killed at least 17 children and injured at least 17 others. * 14 FebruaryA fire at a resort construction site in

, South Korea, killed six people and injured 25 others. * 27 FebruaryA fire at a three-story residential building in Quezon City, Philippines, killed eight people and injured one. * 16 MarchKočani nightclub fire. A fire at a nightclub in Kočani, North Macedonia, killed 61 people and injured 196. * 27 MarchA fire at a hotel in Uludağ, Turkey, killed two people including alpine skiing, alpine skier Berkin Usta, and injured four others. * 8 April A fire at a nursing home in Chengde, China, killed 20 people. * 29 April A fire at a restaurant in Liaoyang, China, killed 22 people. * 29 April A fire at the Rituraj Hotel in Kolkata, India, killed 14 people. * 11 May A fire at a four-story apartment building in Milwaukee, United States, killed five people and injured three others. * 18 May A fire at a three-story building in Hyderabad, India, killed 17 people. * 1 June A fire at a drug rehabilitation center in San José Iturbide, Mexico, killed 12 people. * 5 June A fire at a apartment building in Rheims, France, killed four people. * 9 June A fire at a apartment building in Laon, France, killed two firefighters.https://information.tv5monde.com/societe/deux-pompiers-portes-disparus-dans-laisne-ensevelis-sous-les-decombres-dun-incendie-2776419

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