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This is a list of building or structure fires where a building or structure has caught fire. For major urban conflagrations, see
List of town and city fires .
Antiquity through Middle Ages
586 BC – First
Temple in Jerusalem burned by
Nebuchadnezzar , king of the
Babylonians .
480 BC –
Acropolis of Athens burnt during the
second Persian invasion of Greece .
356 BC –
Temple of Artemis at
Ephesus , arson by
Herostratus .
70 AD – Second
Temple in Jerusalem burned by
Roman Empire troops under general
Titus .
Library of Alexandria destroyed by fire. Evidence is scant for all four fires, but the library was eventually destroyed.
1046 – Fire at
St. Mary's Cathedral ,
Hildesheim , Germany.
1184 – Lightning causes a fire at
McDermott's Castle , Ireland, with 120–140 deaths.
[1]
1190 – Fire at
Clifford's Tower ,
York , England, killed at least 150 Jews.
16th century
17th century
1613 –
Globe Theatre in London. During the performance, cannon misfire caught the thatched roof on fire and the Theatre burned down.
[2]
1652 – Town hall of
Amsterdam burnt down. Treasures and important historical charters were destroyed.
1671 – Much of the monastery of the
Escorial outside Madrid burned in a fire lasting 15 days, destroying large numbers of artworks, books and manuscripts.
1697 – The medieval
"Tre Kronor" Royal Castle in Stockholm burned down and was eventually replaced by the present palace.
1698 – The Tudor and Stuart Palace of
Whitehall , London burned, except for Inigo Jones's Banqueting House. The ruins were demolished.
18th century
19th century
1808 –
Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre ,
Jerusalem . The fire caused the dome of the Rotunda to collapse, smashing the Edicule's exterior decoration.
1808 – First
Royal Opera House fire in London, England.
1809 –
St. James's Palace , London. Much of the south and east portions of the palace were destroyed and not rebuilt.
1810 –
Austrian embassy fire (fr) , Paris. Officially 1 dead, in reality at least 91.
1811 –
Richmond Theatre fire ,
Richmond, Virginia . 72 dead.
1814 – The
White House and
United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
burned by the British .
1822 –
Grue Church fire , Norway, 113–117 dead.
1823 –
Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls , Rome.
J. M. W. Turner watched the
Palace of Westminster fire in 1834 and painted several canvases depicting it, including
The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons (1835)
1834 –
Burning of Parliament at the
Palace of Westminster , home to
Parliament of the United Kingdom .
1836 –
First U.S. Patent Office fire in Blodget's Hotel.
1836 – Fire at
Chartres Cathedral destroyed the sweet chestnut "forest" above the vaults.
1837 – The
Winter Palace , St. Petersburg, Russia destroyed except for
The Hermitage .
1844 – Separate fires at St. Michael's & St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Churches during the
Philadelphia nativist riots ,
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania.
1845 – Theatre fire in
Canton , China. 1,670 killed.
1856 – Second
Royal Opera House fire in London, England.
1863 –
Church of the Company Fire in
Santiago, Chile ; killed over 2,500.
1864 –
Boijmans Museum , Rotterdam, destroyed 198 Dutch Old Master paintings.
1870 –
Château de Saint-Cloud destroyed by fire, October 13, 1870.
1870 – Wickford Bank Fire, Rhode Island, destroyed 160 years of town records kept in bank vault
[3] (records for what are multiple towns today such as Narragansett, North Kingstown, etc.).
1874 –
Olympic Theatre destroyed by fire, killing two firefighters. Suspected arson.
1875 –
Precious Blood Church fire in
Holyoke, Massachusetts , burned and killed 78.
1876 –
Brooklyn Theater fire ,
Brooklyn , New York, killed 273–300.
1877 –
Second U.S. Patent Office fire , in Washington, D.C.
1881 –
Ringtheater fire ,
Vienna , Austria, killed at least 384.
1883 –
Newhall House Hotel Fire , Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 10, killed at least 70.
1884 –
Christiansborg Palace ,
Copenhagen .
1887 –
Paris Opéra Fire on 25 May, killed 200.
1887 –
Theatre Royal, Exeter fire, England on September 5, killed 186.
1893 –
World's Columbian Exposition cold storage warehouse fire in Chicago, Illinois on July 10, killed 18.
1894 – Christmas Eve fire in
Silver Lake, Oregon , on December 24, killed 43 people including 19 women and children.
[4]
1895 –
The Rotunda ,
University of Virginia , in
Charlottesville, Virginia .
1897 – Fire at the
Bazar de la Charité , Paris on 4 May, killed 126, mostly women.
1899 – Windsor Hotel East 47th Street/5th Avenue
Manhattan ,
New York —at least 33 and 45 people killed (estimates vary)
20th century
1900s
1900 –
Hoboken Docks fire , New Jersey, on June 30, killed 326.
1903 –
Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum fire, London, on January 27, killed 51.
1903 –
Iroquois Theater fire , Chicago, on December 30, at least 600 died.
1904 – January fire in the
Turin National University Library , Italy, resulted in serious damage to the Manuscripts Department.
1904 –
Great Fire of Toronto , April 19 fire that destroyed a large section of Downtown Toronto, Canada.
1905 – Watson Street Lodging House fire in
Glasgow , on November 19, killed 39.
[5]
1908 –
Rhoads Opera House fire ,
Boyertown, Pennsylvania , killed 170.
[6]
1908 –
Parker Building, New York City , January 10.
1908 –
Collinwood school fire , in
Collinwood ,
Ohio (soon absorbed by
Cleveland ), on March 4, killed 175.
1909 – Flores Theater fire,
Acapulco ,
Guerrero , Mexico, on February 15, killed 250.
1910s
1910
March 25 – L. Fish Furniture Company fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12.
March 27 –
Ököritófülpös , Hungary, fire in a barn during a dancing party killed 312 people.
December 21–22 – Friedlander Leather Remnants factory fire,
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania. 13 firemen and one policeman lost their lives in two separate collapses.
December 22 – Nelson-Morris & Company stockyards fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 21 firefighters.
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1918
1919
1920s
1921
1922
1922 – Public Records Office fire during civil unrest at the
Four Courts complex, Dublin, Ireland, destroyed much of seven centuries of official Irish public records.
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
September 22 – Teatro de Novedades theater fire killed 68 or maybe 110, in
Madrid , Spain.
October 8 – Penitentiary fire in
Junction City, Ohio , killed 17.
1929
15 May –
Cleveland Clinic fire ,
Cleveland , Ohio, killed 125.
[9]
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 ,
Paisley , Scotland, killed 71.
1930s
1930
1931
1932
1933
Firemen struggle to extinguish the
Reichstag fire on February 27, 1933
February 27 –
Reichstag fire in Berlin, caused by arson, used to justify expansion of Nazi rule.
1934
1935
1936
The Crystal Palace on fire on November 30, 1936
1937
February 13 – Antoung Movie Theater fire, China, killed 658.
[6]
April 20 –
Kilingi-Nõmme school fire in Estonia, killed 18 schoolchildren.
July 9 –
1937 Fox vault fire ,
Little Ferry, New Jersey , burned and destroyed almost all of studio's pre-1932 silent films.
September 7 –
Witley Court in
Worcestershire , England, burned down.
September 17 –
Rotunde , a landmark of the
1873 Vienna World's Fair , totally destroyed.
December 20 – South Tomita Primary School fire,
Shirahama ,
Wakayama, Japan , killed 81.
1938
1939
1940s
1940
1941
1942
1943
February 1 – Lake Forest Park Sanitarium fire in
Seattle , Washington, killed 32.
February 23 –
Cavan Orphanage fire , Ireland, killed 36.
March 6 –
Hoteiza Theater Fire in
Kucchan ,
Hokkaidō , 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 , Texas, killed 55.
1944
1945
January 16 – General Clark Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 14.
January 31 – Boarding home/nursery fire in
Auburn, Maine , killed 17, including 16 babies.
April 12 – The
St. Stephen's Cathedral in
Vienna , Austria, suffered a devastating fire.
[17]
May –
Old Town Hall in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In May, during the
Prague uprising , 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.
[18]
July 28 –
B-25 Empire State Building crash . The
Empire State Building in New York City is set on fire by a
B-25 Mitchell bomber that crashed into the building, killing 14.
December 24 – Niles Street Convalescent Hospital fire in
Hartford, Connecticut , killed 21.
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950s
1950
1951
1952
1953
March 29 – Littlefield Nursing Home fire in
Largo, Florida , killed 32.
April 17 – Haber Screw Company building fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 32.
1954
1955
February 12 – Barton Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 29.
February 16 – Elderly home for Catholic church fire in
Yokohama , Japan, killed 100.
April 28 – Green Mill Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12.
May 11 – Cinema fire in
Wielopole Skrzyńskie ,
Poland , killed 58 and injured 20.
December 13 – kindergarden fire in
Vyazma (
Smolensk Oblast , Soviet Union), killed 19.
[22]
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960s
1960
March 2 – Kukje Rubber Manufacturing plant 2 fire at
Busan ,
South Korea , killed 68, injured 44.
March 28 –
Cheapside Street whisky bond fire , Glasgow, Scotland, killed 19 firefighters.
July 14 – Guatemala Mental Hospital Fire, killed 225.
November 13 – Syrian Movie Theater Fire in
Amuda (
Syria ), killed 152 schoolchildren.
1961
1962
1963
1964
May 23 – All Hallows Church parish hall fire in San Francisco, California, killed 17.
December 18 – McGraw Nursing Home fire in
Fountaintown, Indiana , killed 20.
1965
December 11 – Seeley Club fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 13. Robert Lee Lassiter was found guilty of murder for setting the fire.
December 21 – Yonkers Jewish Community Center fire in
Yonkers, New York , killed 12.
1966
1967
1968
February 7 –
Mickelberry Sausage Company plant explosion and building fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed nine.
February 26 –
Shelton Hospital fire ,
Shrewsbury , killing 21 and injures 14.
[27]
May 25 –
Explosion and fire at the Labor reserves stadium [
ru ] , Kirov, USSR killed 39 and injured 111.
November 2 –
Ikenobo Mangetsujyo Hotel fire [
ja ] at
Arima Spa ,
Kobe, Hyogo , Japan, killing 30 and injuring 44.
November 18 – Stern's upholstery factory fire in
Glasgow , Scotland, killed 24.
1969
1970s
1970
January 9 – Nursing home fire in
Marietta, Ohio , killed 32.
March 20 – Ozark Hotel arson fire in
Seattle , Washington, killed 21.
May 23 –
Britannia Bridge fire in the
Menai Strait in Wales; no casualties, but destroyed the link between island of
Anglesey and the
Wales mainland.
August 31 – Fenglei ship fire in Shanghai, China, killed 15 and severely injured 60.
November 1 –
Club Cinq-Sept fire in
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont , France, killed 146.
December 20 – Pioneer Hotel fire,
Tucson, Arizona , killed 29.
1971
January 14 – Westminster Terrace Presbyterian Home for Senior Citizens fire in
Louisville, Kentucky , killed 10.
June 26–27 –
Czechowice-Dziedzice Refinery fire ,
Czechowice-Dziedzice ,
Poland , 37 killed, 105 injured.
September 28 –
Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd fire ,
Eindhoven ,
Netherlands , eleven killed, 16 severely injured.
October 19 – Geiger Nursing Home fire in
Honesdale, Pennsylvania , killed 15.
October 30 – Under construction
Jumbo Kingdom fire [
zh ] in
Aberdeen Harbour , Hong Kong, killed up to 34 workers.
[30]
[31]
[32]
December 25 –
Daeyeonggak Hotel fire in
Seoul, South Korea killed 158 people.
[33]
1972
January 26 – Green Nursing Home fire in
Lincoln Heights, Ohio , killed 10.
February 24 –
Andraus Building Fire killed 16 in
São Paulo .
April 4 – Fair Hills boarding home fire in
Rosecrans, Wisconsin , killed 10.
May 5 – Carver Convalescent Center fire in
Springfield, Illinois , killed 10.
May 13 –
Sennichi Department Store Building fire in
Osaka , Japan, killed 118.
[34]
[35]
June 17 –
Hotel Vendome fire in
Boston , killed nine firefighters.
July 5 – Coldharbour Hospital fire in
Sherborne , England, killed 30.
August 18 – Nursing Home in
Ris-Orangis, France , killed 12.
September 2 –
Blue Bird Café fire in Montreal, firebombed, killed 37.
September 24 – A fire at the Oscar Club restaurant in
Rhodes, Greece killed 31 and injured a further 16, mostly Scandinavian tourists.
[36]
November 21 – Robinson Department Store fire, killed twelve and destroyed the 114-year-old landmark building in Singapore.
December 2 – Seoul Citizen Hall (present day of
Sejong Center ) in
Jongno-gu , Seoul, killed 51 and injured 76.[
citation needed ]
1973
January 29 – Street's Rest Home fire in
Pleasantville, New Jersey , killed 10. Resident Harry Kemp was arrested for setting the fire.
February 6 – Edouard-Pailleron school in
Paris , France (arson), killed 20.
March 18 –
Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in
Brisbane , Queensland was firebombed, killed 15.
June 24 –
UpStairs Lounge arson attack in the UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar, in
New Orleans , Louisiana killed 32.
July 12–16 –
National Archives Fire in
St. Louis, Missouri .
August 2 –
Summerland disaster in
Douglas, Isle of Man killed 51.
September 1 – Hotel Hafnia fire,
Copenhagen , Denmark, 35 killed.
November 29 –
1973 Taiyo Department Store fire in
Kumamoto ,
Kyūshū , Japan, killed 104.
December 4 – Caley Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center fire in
Wayne, Pennsylvania , killed 15.
1974
January 23 – Sacred Heart School fire in
Heusden, Belgium , killed 23.
February 1 –
Joelma Fire killed 188 in
São Paulo .
June 30 –
Gulliver's nightclub fire killed 24 in
Port Chester, New York as a result of arson at an adjacent business to cover up a minor burglary.
November 3 – Daewan Corner complex building fire,
Dongdaemun-gu ,
Seoul ,
South Korea , killed 88 and injured 35.[
citation needed ]
December 12 –
Worsley Hotel fire ,
Maida Vale , London, case of arson, resulting in attendance of over 25
appliances and killed 7.
1975
January 22 –
Marikina factory fire in
Marikina , Philippines, killed 42 and injured 79.
[37]
February 13 –
World Trade Center fire . Act of arson, indirectly killed 1.
[38]
June 9 – Seminole County jail fire in
Sanford, Florida , killed 11.
July 7 –
Pomona Hotel fire in
Portland, Oregon . Act of arson, killed 12.
August 17 –
Philadelphia Refinery Fire ,
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, killed 8 firemen.
1976
1977
The
Hotel Polen on fire on May 9, 1977.
1978
August 19 –
Cinema Rex fire ,
Abadan ,
Khuzestan , Iran (arson), killed between 377 and 470.
[6]
March 14 – A prison fire in
Buenos Aires ,
Argentina , killed 61 and injured 85.
[42]
June 11 – A 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.
[43]
August 2 –
Waldbaum's supermarket fire , Brooklyn, New York. Six New York City firefighters died in the line of duty when the roof collapsed, plunging 12 firefighters into the flames.
November 5 – 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 26 –
Holiday Inn fire in
Greece, New York . Act of arson, killed 10.
1979
January 23 – Old 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 2 – Nursing home fire in
Farmington, Missouri , killed 26.
May 8 –
Woolworth store fire in
Manchester , England, killed 11.
June 9 –
Luna Park Ghost Train fire , at
Luna Park Sydney , in Australia, killed 7.
July 12 –
Hotel Corona de Aragón fire in
Zaragoza , Aragon, Spain, killed at least 80.
July 29 – Lakshimki Talkies cinema fire, in
Tuticorin , Tamil Nadu, India, killed 73.
September 28 – Hotel Am Augarten fire in
Vienna , Austria, killed 25.
November 11 –
Pioneer, Ohio nursing home fire, killed 14.
December 5 – Bar fire in
Rosario ,
Argentina , killed 15 and injured 11.
1980s
1980
January 1 –
Opémiska Community Hall fire ,
Chapais, Quebec , Canada, killed 48.
May 20 – A fire in the
Eventide Home for the Aged in
Kingston, Jamaica killed 157.
[44]
July 14 – A fire on the third floor of the Extendicare Ltd. nursing home in
Mississauga, Ontario , killed 21 residents.
[45]
July 26 – Boarding home fire in
Bradley Beach, New Jersey , killed 24.
[46]
August 16 –
Denmark Place fire fire by arson killed 37 in
Soho , London.
[47]
October 31-November 1 –
Górna Grupa mental hospital fire , in
Górna Grupa ,
Poland , during the night killing 55 patients and wounding 26.
November 21 –
MGM Grand Hotel and Casino fire in
Las Vegas, Nevada , killed 87.
November 22 – Kawaji
Prince Hotel Fire in
Kinugawa , Japan, killed 45.
December 4 – Stouffer's Inn of Westchester in Harrison, NY, killed 26.
1981
January 9 – Boarding home fire in
Keansburg, New Jersey , killed 30.
January 18 –
New Cross Fire , London, killed 13.
February 8 –
Bangalore circus fire in
Bangalore , India, killed 92.
February 14 –
Stardust Disaster , discotheque fire in
Dublin killed 48.
February 14 –
Edifício Grande Avenida Fire in
São Paulo , Brazil, killed 17.
March 21 – The Santa María Tower fire in
Santiago de Chile , killed 11.
December 7 – Nilkanth Mahadev temple fire,
Asarwa , Gujarat, India, killed 49.
1982
February 8 – Hotel New Japan fire in downtown Tokyo, Japan, killed 33.
March 6 – Westchase Hilton hotel fire in
Houston , Texas, killed 12.
April 25 – A fire resulting from an explosion at an antiques exhibition in
Todi, Italy killed 34.
May 11 – The
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church fire in Fall River, Massachusetts destroyed historic church and much of two adjacent city blocks.
November 25–26 –
Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day Fire destroys the Northwestern National Bank building and former
Donaldson's flagship store.
December 23 – Dorothy Mae Apartments arson fire in Los Angeles killed 25 people, the highest death toll from a structure fire in the city's history.
[48]
1983
1984
May 11 –
Haunted Castle attraction at Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park in
Jackson Township, New Jersey . Eight teenagers lost their lives 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 9 –
York Minster fire . A fire destroyed part of the Minster's roof in
York , England.
July 23 –
Union Oil refinery in
Romeoville, IL had two explosions and a fire, killing at least 14 and injuring 23.
[50]
1985
1986
February 11 –
Daitokan Hotel Fire [
ja ] in
Higashiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, killed 24.
February 17 –
Andorinha Building fire was caused by a short circuit in the building, killing 21 in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil .
March 31 –
Hampton 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 .
April 26 –
Chernobyl disaster an explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, leads to a meltdown resulting in the worst nuclear accident in history to date.
November 1 –
Fire and chemical spill at Sandoz in the Schweizerhalle industrial area near
Basel , Switzerland, caused heavy pollution problems in the river
Rhine .
December 31 –
Dupont Plaza Hotel fire , set by disgruntled employees, killed 97 in
San Juan, Puerto Rico .
1987
1988
1989
February 8 – Premier Studio of Mysore fire,
Mysore , Karnataka, India, killed 62.
September 17 –
Downunder Hostel fire , Australia, set by an arsonist in a backpackers hostel in Sydney, killed six.
September 21 –
1989 Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire . Girls' school fire in
Kedah ,
Malaysia , killed 27 girls.
October 5 – Hillhaven Rehabilitation and Convalescent Home fire in
Norfolk, Virginia , killed 12.
December 24 – Sevier Center renovated hotel senior residence in Johnson City, Tennessee killed 14 by smoke inhalation.
1990s
1990
January 14 – Flying discothèque fire at
Zaragoza , Aragon, Spain, killed 43.
March 25 –
Happy 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
1992
The Executive Council Building in flames during the
Siege of Sarajevo in May 1992.
1993
January 18 – Fire in a 10-story building in the Hsinhua section of
Taipei ,
Taiwan , killed 34.
February 14 – Linxi department store fire,
Tangshan , Hebei, China, killed 79 and injured 51.
March 16 – Paxton Hotel fire, Chicago, Illinois, killed 19.
April 19 – During the
Waco Siege a
Branch Davidian church,
Mount Carmel Center , was destroyed by fire near
Waco, Texas , killed 76.
May 10 –
Kader Toy Factory fire ,
Bangkok ,
Thailand , killed 189.
July 2 –
Madimak Hotel fire ,
Sivas ,
Turkey , killed 35.
November 20 – Zhili Toy Factory fire,
Kuiyong ,
Shenzhen , Guangdong, China, killed 81.
[52]
December 13 – Gaofu Textile Factory fire,
Fuzhou , Fujian, China, killed 61.
December 20 –
Kheyvis nightclub fire in Buenos Aires,
Argentina , killed 17 and injured 25.
1994
January 10 –
HSBC Shek Kip Mei branch fire [
zh ] ,
Shek Kip Mei , Hong Kong, killed 12 in firebomb attack.
[30]
[19]
[20]
[53]
[54]
February 4–5 – The
Parlement of Rennes , set alight by fishermen on strike, is destroyed by fire.
November 27 – Fuxin Discothèque fire at
Fuxin , Liaoning, China, killed 234.
[39]
December 10 –
1994 Karamay fire ,
Karamay , Xinjiang, China, killed 324 (288 pupils and 36 teachers).
[6]
[39]
[40]
December 31 –
Switel Hotel fire , Antwerp, Belgium, killed 15 and severely injured 164.
1995
February 15 –
Weierkang Club fire , Taichung, Taiwan, killed 64.
March 14 – Anshan hotel fire,
Anshan , Liaoning, China, killed 30.
[39]
April 24 – Ürümqi fire,
Urumqi , Xinjiang, China, killed 51.
[39]
August 18 – Gyeonggi Women Technical School fire,
Yongin ,
Gyeonggi ,
South Korea , killed 38.
[55]
August 26 –
Hotel St. George fire,
Brooklyn ,
New York ,
United States .
December 12 – Saaremaa Joint Gymnasium fire,
Kuressaare ,
Estonia , killed 2.
[56]
December 23 –
Dabwali fire accident , Haryana, India, killed 540.
1996
January 29 – Teatro
La Fenice in
Venice .
March 18 –
Ozone Disco fire ,
Quezon City ,
Philippines , killed 162 and injured 95.
March 28 – Kebon Kembang shopping mall fire,
Bogor ,
Jawa Barat ,
Indonesia , killed 78.
April 11 –
Düsseldorf Airport fire , killed 17.
November 7 –
Heaven Hill distillery fire in
Kentucky .
November 20 –
The Garley Building fire , Hong Kong, killed 40.
[30]
[20]
[54]
November 27 – Residential building fire caused by arson attack, Shanghai, China, killed 36.
[39]
1997
January 25 –
Top One Karaoke fire [
zh ] caused by arson attack,
Tsim Sha Tsui , Hong Kong, killed 17.
[30]
[20]
[57]
February 1 –
1997 Aisin fire , Kariya, Aichi, Japan.
June 8 –
Brihadiswara temple fire started by a visitor's firecracker, at
Thanjavur , Tamil Nadu, India, killed 60 and injured 200.
June 13 –
Uphaar Cinema fire ,
Green Park , New Delhi, India, killed 59.
July 11 –
Royal Jomtien Resort Hotel fire , in
Thailand , killed 88.
September 21 – Arson attack by an employee at a shoe factory,
Jinjiang City , Fujian, China, killed 32.
[39]
1998
1999
February 10 –
Samara Police Department fire killed 57 people and injured over 200.
February 15 –
Lake Worth Church fire in
Lake Worth, Texas killed three firefighters. Suspected arson.
May 23 –
1999 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 30 –
Sealand Youth Training Center Fire . The one-storey Sealand Youth Training Center fire at
Hwaseong killed 23 and injured five.
September 24 – Two-story buildings with cinema complex fire at
Yogyakarta ,
Central Java ,
Indonesia , killed 75.
October 30 – Four-story complex buildings with Sun-Hun Choe karaoke room fire at
Incheon ,
South Korea , killed 54 and injured 70.
December 3 –
Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire killed six firefighters.
December 26 – Jilin hotel fire,
Changchun , Jilin, China, killed 20.
[39]
21st century
2000s
2000
March 29 – Tiantang cinema fire in
Jiaozuo , Henan, China, killed 74.
[39]
April 22 – Qingzhou chicken processing plant fire,
Qingzhou , Shandong, China, killed 38.
[39]
May 13 –
Enschede fireworks disaster in the Netherlands, killed 22.
June 23 –
Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire in
Queensland , Australia, killed 15 in arson attack.
[58]
June 30 – Fireworks factory fire,
Guangdong , China, killed 36.
[39]
August 27 – Fire in the
Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia.
[59]
December 25 –
Luoyang Christmas fire in Henan, China, killed 309.
[40]
2001
The
World Trade Center burning in the background during the
September 11 attacks .
January 1 –
Volendam New Years fire in the Netherlands killed 14 and injured 241.
March 26 – Kyanguli Secondary school fire in
Machakos ,
Eastern Province, Kenya , killed 68.
May 1 – A 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 6 –
Erwadi fire incident in Tamil Nadu, India, killed 25.
August 17 –
Manor Hotel fire in
Quezon City , Philippines, killed 75.
September 1 –
Myojo 56 building fire in Tokyo, Japan, killed 44 by arson.
September 11 –
September 11 attacks – Two airliners deliberately flown into the
World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City sparked fires on multiple floors. 2,606 victims died as a result of the fires and the subsequent collapse of the towers. A third building, World Trade Center Building 7, which was not hit by a plane, but heavily 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 victims in the building.
December 21 –
Cathedral of St. John the Divine in
New York City caught fire.
December 29 –
Mesa Redonda fire in
Lima , killed 291.
2002
June 16 –
Lanjisu 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 26 – Shree Lee International footwear factory fire in
Agra , Uttar Pradesh, India, killed 42.
July 9 – Heppi Karaoke bar fire in
Palembang ,
South Sumatra , Indonesia, killed 42.
October 29 –
Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire in Vietnam killed 60 and injured 90.
November 2 – Sidi Moussa prison fire in
El Jadida , Morocco, killed 50.
December 1 – La Coajira nightclub fire in
Caracas , Venezuela, killed 47.
2003
January 2–3 –
Château de Lunéville gutted by fire.
February 18 –
Daegu subway fire in South Korea, killed 192 by arson.
February 20 –
The Station nightclub fire in
West Warwick, Rhode Island killed 100 and injured 230.
February 26 – Greenwood Nursing Home fire in
Hartford, Connecticut , killed 16.
October 17 –
Cook County Administration Building fire , killed 6; tied for largest litigated payout: $100 million.
September 25 – Nursing home fire in
Nashville, Tennessee , killed 14.
November 11 –
2003 Hengyang fire in China, killed 20.
November 24 –
2003 Peoples' Friendship University of Russia fire in Moscow, Russia, killed 44.
2004
February 16 –
Zhongbai Commercial Plaza fire in
Jilin , China, killed 53.
May 17 –
San Pedro Sula prison fire in Honduras, killed 103.
May 24 –
Momart warehouse fire in Leyton, East London destroyed numerous significant contemporary work of arts.
July 16 –
2004 Kumbakonam School fire in
Tamil-Nadu , India, killed 94.
August 1 –
Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire in
Asunción , Paraguay, killed 370 and injured 500.
August 5 – The Bauges Riding school fire in
Lescheraines ,
France , killed 10.
October 17 –
Parque Central Complex fire in
Caracas ,
Venezuela .
[60]
December 30 –
República Cromagnon nightclub fire in
Buenos Aires , Argentina killed 194 and injured 714.
[61]
2005
February 14–15 –
Windsor Tower fire in
Madrid , Spain, caused the building to partially collapse and injured seven.
[62]
[63]
July 11 –
Ukhta, Russia , shopping mall fire, caused by arson, killed 25 and injured 10.
September 5 –
Beni Suef Cultural Palace fire in Egypt killed 46.
[64]
October 27 – A fire at the detention center of
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport killed 11 and injured 15.
December 11–13 –
Buncefield fire , a major explosion at
Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal in
Hemel Hempstead , England, injured 43.
December 12 – Liaoyang City Central Hospital fire in
Liaoyang , Jilin, China, killed 39.
2006
2007
2008
January 7 – Fire at Korea 2000 refrigerated warehouse during construction in
Icheon ,
Gyeonggi-do , South Korea, killed 40.
February 10 –
2008 Namdaemun fire in
Seoul , South Korea seriously damaged the 14th century structure.
April 4 – Historic
Quebec City Armoury roof and interior destroyed by fire in
Quebec , Canada.
April 25 – Four-story Rosamor Furniture factory fire in Lissasfa,
Casablanca , Morocco, killed 55.
Fire at Alma College in May 2008. Only a brick shell remained and was subsequently demolished.
May 28 – Historic
Alma College in
St. Thomas, Ontario , Canada burnt down by arsonists.
June 1 –
2008 Universal Studios fire in
Universal City, California , destroyed the
master tapes of as many as a half a million songs recorded during the 20th and 21st centuries.
June 8 –
Texas Governor's Mansion in
Austin, Texas , was heavily damaged by an arson attack during an extensive renovation.
August 10 –
Cornwall Court Fire in Hong Kong, killed four.
August 10 –
Toronto propane explosion in
North York , Toronto, Canada, killed two.
September 20 –
Wuwang Club fire in
Shenzhen , Guangdong, China, killed 43.
[40]
[66]
October 1 – Video Parlour Cats fire by arsonist in
Nanba ,
Osaka , Japan, killed 15 and injured 10.
October 20 –
Garrick's Villa near
London , England, roof destroyed by fire.
2009
January 1 –
Santika Club fire , in
Bangkok , Thailand, killed 66.
January 28 –
2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire in
Nairobi , Kenya, killed 29.
February 9 –
Beijing Television Cultural Center fire in China killed one and injured seven.
April 13 –
Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire in Poland killed 23.
June 5 –
2009 Hermosillo daycare center fire in Mexico killed 47.
June 30 – Fire in a furnished hotel in
Asnières , France, killed 6 and injured 23.
July 3 –
2009 Lakanal House tower block fire in
Camberwell , London, killed six.
September 13 –
2009 Taldykorgan fire in
Almaty Region , Kazakhstan, killed 38.
[67]
December 4 –
Lame Horse fire in
Perm, Russia , killed 153 and injured over 140.
[68]
[69]
December 4 –
Medan karaoke bar fire in
Medan , Indonesia, killed 20.
[70]
2010s
2010
2011
2012
February 14 –
Comayagua prison fire . A prison fire in
Comayagua ,
Honduras , killed over 361 inmates.
[79]
February 19 – A massive fire swept through a market in
Tegucigalpa ,
Honduras , destroying between 500 and 1800 stalls, injured 11.
[80]
June 26 – A fire in a market in Moscow, Russia killed 17 migrant workers.
[81]
May 6 – Explosions and a fire at Bangkok Synthetics Plant
petrochemical plant for synthetic rubber, in the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in
Rayong Province , Thailand, killed 12 and injured over 100.
[82]
August 24 –
2012 Venezuela Refinery Explosion . An explosion and fire at the Paraguaná Refinery Complex killed 48 and injured 151.
September 11 –
2012 Pakistan garment factory fires . A fire in a Karachi garment factory killed at least 312 workers.
[83]
[84]
September 11 – 2012 Pakistan garment factory fires . A fire in a Lahore shoe factory killed 25 workers.
[85]
October 23 – An 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.
[86]
November 24 –
2012 Dhaka fire . A fire in a Tazreen Fashion factory in
Dhaka ,
Bangladesh , killed at least 124.
[87]
2013
January 27 –
Kiss nightclub fire . A fire in the Kiss nightclub in
Santa Maria , Rio Grande do Sul,
Brazil , after performers were said to have set off fireworks, killed at least 233.
[88]
[89]
February 27 – A fire in
Surya Sen Market, Kolkata , India killed 18.
[90]
April 17 –
West Fertilizer Company explosion . West, Texas explosion, 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 seven miles (eleven kilometres) away were broken.
April 26 –
2013 Moscow psychiatric hospital fire in Russia killed 38.
[91]
June 3 –
Jilin Baoyuanfeng poultry plant fire in
Mishazi [
zh ] ,
Jilin , China, killed 119.
[92]
July 6 –
Lac-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 13 – A fire at a psychiatric hospital in Luka,
Novgorod Oblast , Russia, killed 37.
[93]
2014
2015
Clandon Park House on fire
2016
January 30 – A massive fire at a factory in
Sokolniki District , Moscow, Russia, killed 12.
[99]
August 6 –
2016 Rouen fire . A fire at a birthday party at the Cuba Libre pub in
Rouen , France, killed 14.
August 10 – A 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.
[100] The
Minister of Health of Iraq later resigned due to the incident.
[101]
September 3 – A fire at the
Kaliti Prison during a suspected attempted jailbreak killed at least 23 during the
2016 Ethiopian protests .
November 2 – A fire at a karaoke lounge in Vietnam killed 13.
[102]
November 9 –
2016 Bethlehem Steel fire A 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 . Only a minor injury to a Buffalo Firefighter occurred.
November 26 – A fire almost completely destroyed the
Royal Clarence Hotel in
Exeter , England.
[103]
December 2 –
2016 Oakland warehouse fire . A fire at a converted warehouse in Oakland, California killed at least 36.
[104]
2017
June 14 –
Grenfell Tower fire . A fire at Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey, 220-foot (67 m) high
tower block of
public housing
flats in
North Kensington , London, England. It killed 71.
[105]
July 14 –
Marco Polo condo fire . The fire in Honolulu, Hawaii, killed four and injured 13.
September 14 –
2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire . A fire occurred at the Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah School in Kuala Lumpur. At least 24 students and teachers were killed.
[106]
December 21 –
2017 Jecheon fire . A gym fire in Jecheon, South Korea, killed 29 and injured 36.
[107]
December 23 –
2017 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.
[108]
December 27 –
2017 Bronx apartment fire . A fire swept through a
Bronx apartment complex killed 13 and injured 14. It was
New York City 's worst accidental fire in 25 years.
2018
January 26 –
2018 Sejong Hospital fire . A hospital fire in
Miryang ,
South Korea killed at least 37 and injured more than 131 in the country's worst fire in over a decade.
[109]
[110]
March 2 –
2018 Baku fire . A fire killed 24 at a drug rehabilitation centre in Azerbaijan's capital Baku.
[111]
March 23 – A fire in a large condominium complex in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, killed 13 and injured 28.
[112]
March 25 –
2018 Kemerovo fire . A fire killed 60 people, mostly children, at a mall in
Kemerovo , Russia.
[113]
March 28 –
2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire . Rioting and a fire at a police station in the Venezuelan city of Valencia, in Carabobo State, killed 68.
[114]
April 23 – A suspected arson attack at a karaoke lounge in southern China killed 18 and injured five.
[115]
August 25 –
2018 Harbin hotel fire . A fire at a hotel in
Harbin , Heilongjiang, China, killed 19 and injured 23.
Most of the collections of the
National Museum of Brazil were destroyed in a 2018 fire
2019
January 4 – A fire at an
escape room in
Koszalin ,
Poland , killed 5 teenagers. The fire is believed to have been caused by leaking gas cylinders.
[117]
[118]
February 5 – A 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.
[119]
February 8 –
Ninho do Urubu fire . A fire in a dormitory at a soccer youth team training centre in
Flamengo , Brazil, killed 10 teenage players.
[120]
February 12 – A fire that broke out at a hotel in
Delhi ,
India , killed 17.
[121]
Notre-Dame de Paris fire
April 15 –
Notre-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.
July 18 –
Kyoto Animation arson attack . A man poured gasoline and ignited it at a
Kyoto Animation studio, killed 35.
[122]
September 12 – A fire started in an electric generator behind the
intensive care unit of a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killed 14 patients due to asphyxiation from smoke or life support equipment shutdown.
[123]
September 18 – A fire in a boarding school near
Monrovia , Liberia, killed 27.
[124]
October 2 –
Star City fire . A fire at the
Star City amusement park in
Pasay ,
Metro Manila , Philippines.
[125]
October 22 –
New 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.
[126] The fire was left to burn itself out, four were injured.
[127]
October 31 – A fire at the
Shuri Castle led to the loss of seven facilities and 4800 square meters (1.19 acres) in
Naha ,
Okinawa Prefecture ,
Japan .[
page needed ]
December 21 –
Alpine Motel Apartments fire . A fire in
Las Vegas , Nevada, killed six residents, making it the deadliest fire ever within the city limits.
[128]
2020s
2020
2021
21 January –
2021 Kharkiv fire in a nursing home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killed 15 and injured 11.
[131]
29 January –
Matei Balș hospital fire in Bucharest, Romania, killed 17.
[132]
11 March –
2021 Cairo clothing factory fire in Egypt killed 20 and injured 24.
[133]
26 March –
2021 Mumbai hospital fire in India killed 10.
[134]
24 April –
Baghdad hospital fire at the Ibn al-Khatib hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, killed at least 82.
[135]
28 April –
Riga hostel fire in Latvia killed eight and injured nine.
[136]
7 June –
June 2021 Pune fire in India killed at least 18.
25 June –
Zhecheng school fire in China killed at least 18 and injured 16.
9 July –
Rupganj factory fire at a food and drink factory in
Narayanganj , Bangladesh, killed 52 and injured 20.
8 September –
Tangerang prison fire in Indonesia killed 49 and injured 72.
8 September –
2021 Tetovo hospital fire in
Tetovo , North Macedonia, killed 14.
[137]
1 October –
Constanța hospital fire in
Constanța , Romania, killed 7.
[138]
14 October –
2021 Kaohsiung tower fire in southern Taiwan killed 46 and injured 41.
[139]
17 December –
2021 Osaka building fire in Japan killed 26.
2022
2 January –
2022 Parliament of South Africa fire damaged the
Houses of Parliament , in
Cape Town .
5 January –
2022 Philadelphia apartment fire killed 12.
[140]
9 January –
2022 Bronx apartment fire in
New York City , killed at least 17.
[141]
4 July – Fire 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, firstly at a warehouse and then at the office premises.
[142]
5 August – Fire at Mountain B night-club in
Pattaya , Thailand, killed 14 people and injured 40.
14 August –
Giza church fire in
Giza , Egypt, killed at least 41 people.
[143]
6 September –
2022 Binh Duong karaoke bar fire in Vietnam killed 33 people.
[144]
14 November – A residential fire in
Navotas , Philippines killed 5 people and injured 2.
[145]
17 November –
2022 Jabalia fire in the
Gaza Strip killed 21 people.
[146]
24 November –
2022 Ürümqi fire in China killed 10 and injured nine.
16 December –
Vaulx-en-Velin fire in France killed 10 and injured 14.
24 December –
2022 Kemerovo nursing home fire in Russia killed 22 and injured six.
[147]
2023
2 January –
New County Hotel fire in Scotland killed three and injured 11.
19 January – A fire at a military barracks in
Azat, Armenia , killed 15 and injured seven.
[148]
6 February – A fire in a house in
Charly-sur-Marne , France, killed 8 and injured 1.
[149]
3 March –
Plumpang oil depot fire in Indonesia killed 17 when an oil depot caught on fire and exploded, with the fire spreading to nearby dense residential areas.
[150]
27 March –
Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire in Mexico killed 40 migrants.
[151]
15 April –
Dubai apartment fire in the United Arab Emirates killed 16 and injured 9.
[152]
18 April –
Beijing hospital fire in China killed 29.
[153]
3 May –
Brno container fire in the Czech Republic killed 8.
[154]
6 May –
Yanaquihua gold mine fire in Peru killed 27.
[155]
16 May –
Wellington hostel fire at Loafers Lodge in New Zealand killed at least 6.
[156]
21 May –
Mahdia School Dormitory Fire in
Guyana killed at least 20 children.
[157]
21-22 May – A fire at the
Manila Central Post Office in the Philippines destroyed the headquarters of the country's postal service.
[158]
5 August –
The Crooked House , a historic pub and former farmhouse in
Staffordshire , England, was badly gutted by fire.
[159]
31 August –
Johannesburg building fire in South Africa killed at least 73.
[160]
31 August – A fire at a house also functioning as a clothing factory in
Quezon City , Philippines killed fifteen people.
[161]
13 September –
Hanoi building fire in
Vietnam killed at least 56.
[162]
26 September –
Qaraqosh wedding fire in Iraq killed at least 113.
[163]
1 October –
Fonda Milagros nightclub fire in
Murcia , Spain killed 13 people.
[164]
3 November –
Langarud drug rehabilitation centre fire in Iran killed 32 people.
[165]
16 November –
Luliang building fire in China killed 26 people.
[166]
25 November –
Karachi mall fire in Pakistan killed 11 people.
[167]
8 December –
Erbil university fire in Iraq killed 14 people.
[168]
17 December –
Conakry oil depot fire in Guinea killed 24 people.
[169]
31 December – A fire destroyed the 17th century
Château du Grand-Serquigny in France.
[170]
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