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List of historic fires
Before the
20th century
, fires were a major hazard to urban areas and the cause of massive amounts of damage to cities. Following is a list of major historical fires organized by date:
356 BC
-
Temple of Artemis
burned by arson
c.
50 BC
-
Library of Alexandria
burned by arson
64
-
Great fire of Rome
1204
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Constantinople
burned during three times during the
Fourth Crusade
1613
-
Globe Theatre
burns due to mishap
1666
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Great Fire of London
1776
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New York City
1805
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Detroit
1812
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Moscow
1813
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Portsmouth, New Hampshire
1813
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Toronto, Ontario
burned during the
War of 1812
1814
- (What is now called) The
White House
burned by the
British
1835
-
Great Fire of New York
1871
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Great Chicago Fire
1871
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Peshtigo, Wisconsin
destroyed in a firestorm
1872
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Boston, Massachusetts
1883
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Ponce, Puerto Rico
1889
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Seattle, Washington
1892
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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
1901
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Jacksonville, Florida
1904
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Great Baltimore Fire
1904 - The steamship
General Slocum
, New York City
1906
-
San Francisco earthquake and fire
1911
-
Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire
, New York City
1917
- The
Halifax Explosion
, largest man-made explosion before
Hiroshima
nuclear bomb
1933
-
Reichstag fire
caused by arson
1933
-
Tillamook Burn
1937
-
Hindenburg disaster
1942
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Cocoanut Grove Fire
1945
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Bombing of Dresden in World War II
1945
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Bombing of Tokyo in World War II
1945
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Atomic bombing of Hiroshima in World War II
1945
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Atomic bombing of Nagasaki in World War II
1947
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Texas City Disaster
, two ships blow up, igniting chemical works, 460 - 600 killed
1967
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Apollo 1
burned during ground tests
1977
- Beverly Hills Supper Club kills 165 in Southgate, KY.
1987
-
King's Cross fire
1991
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Kuwaiti oil fires
following the
Persian Gulf War
1991
-
Oakland Hills firestorm
kills 25 and destroys 3469 homes and apartments
1993
-
Branch Davidian
compound burns
1998
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1998 U.S. embassy bombings
2001
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks
2002
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Edinburgh Cowgate fire
2002
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Rodeo-Chediski fire
2003
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The Station nightclub fire
See also
forest fire
for a list of some of the most severe recorded forest fires.
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