FAMOUS FIRES IN HISTORY
Date	Location	Deaths
1835, Dec 16	New York City, 500 buildings destroyed	n.a.
1845, May	Canton, China, theater	1 670
1871, Oct 8	Chicago, 17 000 buildings destroyed	250
1871, Oct 8	Forest fire, Peshtigo, Wisconsin, USA	1 182
1872, Nov 9	Boston, USA, 800 buildings destroyed	n.a.
1876, Dec 5	Theater, Brooklyn, New York, USA	295
1877, Jun 20	Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada	100
1881, Dec 8	Ring Theater, Vienna	850
1887, May 25	Opera Comique, Paris	200
1887, Sep 4	Exeter, England, theater	200
1894, Sep 1	Forest fire, Minnesota, USA	413
1897, May 4	Paris, charity bazaar	150
1900, Jun 30	Docks, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA	326
1902, Sep 20	Church, Birmingham, Alabama, USA	115
1903, Dec 30	Iroquois Theater, Chicago, Illinois, USA	602
1908, Jan 13	Rhoads Theater, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, USA	170
1908, Mar 4	School, Collinwood, Ohio, USA	176
1911, Mar 25	Triangle Shirtwaist factory, New York City, USA	146
1913, Oct 14	Mid Giamorgan, Wales, colliery	439
1918, Apr 13	Norman, Oklahoma, state hospital	38
1918, Oct 12	Forest fire, Cloquet, Minnesota, USA	400
1919, Jun 20	Mayaguez Theater, San Juan, Puerto Rico	150
1923, May 17	School, Camden, South Carolina, USA	76
1924, Dec 24	School, Babb's Switch, Oklahoma, USA	35
1929, May 15	Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA	125
1930, Apr 21	Penitentiary, Columbus, Ohio, USA	320
1931, Jul 24	Home for aged, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA	48
1934, Dec 11	Hotel Kerns, Lansing, Michigan, USA	34
1938, May 16	Terminal Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, USA	35
1940, Apr 23	Dance hall, Natchez, Mississippi, USA	198
1942, Nov 28	Cocoanut Grove, Boston, Massachusetts, USA	491
1942, Dec 12	Hostel, St, John's, Newfoundland, Canada	100
1943, Sep 7	Gulf Hotel, Houston, Texas, USA	55
1944, Jul 6	Ringling Circus, Hartford, Connecticut, USA	168
1946, Jun 5	LaSalle Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, USA	61
1946, Dec 7	Winecoff Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, USA	119
1946, Dec 12	New York City ice plant, tenement	37
1949, Apr 5	Hospital, Effingham, Illinois, USA	77
1950, Jan 7	Mercy Hospital, Davenport, Iowa, USA	41
1953, Mar 29	Nursing home, Largo, Florida, USA	35
1953, Apr 16	Metalworking plant, Chicago, Illinois, USA	35
1957, Feb 17	Home for aged, Warrenton, Missouri, USA	72
1958, Mar 19	New York City loft building	24
1958, Dec 1	Parochial school, Chicago, Illinois, USA	95
1958, Dec 16	Store, Bogota, Colombia	83
1959, Jun 23	Resort hotel, Stalheim, Norway	34
1960, Mar 12	Chemical plant, Pusan, Korea	68
1960, Jul 14	Mental hospital, Guatemala City	225
1960, Nov 13	Movie theater, Amude, Syria	152
1961, Jan 6	Thomas Hotel, San Francisco, California, USA	20
1961, Dec 8	Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, USA	16
1961, Dec 17	Circus, Niteroi, Brazil	323
1963, May 4	Theater, Diourbel, Senegal	64
1963, Nov 18	Surfside Hotel, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA	25
1963, Nov 23	Rest home, Fitchville, Ohio	63
1963, Dec 29	Roosevelt Hotel, Jacksonville, Florida, USA	22
1964, May 8	Apartment building, Manila, Philippines	30
1964, Dec 18	Nursing home, Foutaintown, Indiana, USA	20
1965, Mar 1	Apartment, LaSalle, Quebec, Canada	28
1965, Aug 11-16	Watts riot fires, California, USA	30+
1966, Mar 11	2 Ski resorts, Numata, Japan	31
1966, Aug 13	Hotel, Melbourne, Australia	29
1966, Oct 17	New York City building (firefighters)	12
1966, Dec 7	Barracks, Erzurum, Turkey	68
1967, Feb 7	Restaurant, Montgomery, Alabama, USA	25
1967, May 22	Store, Brussels, Belgium	322
1967, July 16	State prison, Jay, Florida, USA	37
1968, Feb 26	Hospital, Shrewsbury, England	22
1968, May 11	Wedding hall, Vijayawada, India	58
1968, Nov 18	Factory, Glasgow, Scotland	24
1969, Dec 2	Nursing home, Notre Dame, Canada	54
1970, Jan 9	Nursing home, Marietta, Ohio, USA	27
1970, Nov 1	Dance hall, Grenoble, France	145
1970, Dec 20	Hotel, Tucson, Arizona, USA	28
1971, Mar 6	Psych. clinic, Burghoezli, Switzerland	28
1971, Apr 20	Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand	24
1971, Dec 25	Hotel, Seoul, South Korea	162
1973, May 13	Nightclud, Osaka, Japan	116
1972, Jul 5	Hospital, Sherborne, England	30
1973, Feb 6	School, Paris, France	21
1973, Jun 24	Bar, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA	32
1973, Nov 6	Train, Fukui, Japan	28
1973, Nov 29	Department store, Kumamoto, Japan	107
1973, Dec 2	Theater, Seoul, South Korea	50
1974, Feb 1	Bank building, Sao Paulo, Brazil	189
1974, Jun 30	Discotheque, Port Chester, New York, USA	24
1974, Nov 3	Hotel & disco, Seoul, South Korea	88
1975, Dec 12	Tent city, Mina, Saudi Arabia	138
1976, Oct 24	Social club, Bronx, New York, USA	25
1977, Feb 25	Rossiya hotel, Moscow, Russia	45
1977, May 28	Nightclub, Southgate, Kentucky, USA	164
1977, Jun 9	Nightclub, Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire	41
1977, Jun 26	Jail, Columbia, Tennessee, USA	42
1977, Nov 14	Hotel, Manila, Philippines	47
1978, Jan 28	Coates House Hotel, Kansas City, USA	16
1978, Aug 19	Movie theater, Abadan, Iran	425+
1979, Jul 14	Hotel, Saragossa, Spain	80
1979, Dec 31	Social club, Chapais, Quebec, Canada	42
1980, May 20	Nursing home, Kingston, Jamaica	157
1980, Nov 21	MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	84
1980, Dec 4	Stouffer Inn, Harrison, New York, USA	26
1981, Jan 9	Boarding home, Keansburg, New Jersey, USA	30
1981, Feb 10	Las Vegas Hilton, Nevada, USA	8
1981, Feb 14	Discotheque, Dublin, Ireland	44
1982, Sep 4	Apartment house, Los Angeles, California, USA	24
1982, Nov 8	County jail, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA	29
1983, Feb 13	Movie theater, Turin, Italy	64
1983, Dec 17	Discotheque, Madrid, Spain	83
1984, May 11	Great Adventure Amusement Park, New Jersey, USA	8
1985, Apr 21	Movie theater, Tabaco, Philippines	44
1985, Apr 26	Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina	79
1985, May 11	Soccer stadium, Bradford, England	53
1986, Dec 31	Dupont Plaza Hotel, Puerto Rico	96
1987, May 6-Jun 2	N China forest fire	193
1987, Nov 17	Subway, London, England	30
1988, Mar 20	2 000 building, Lashio, Burma	134
1990, Mar 25	Social club, Bronx, New York, USA	87
1991, Mar 3	Munitions dump, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	260+
1991, Sep 3	Processing plant, Hamlet, North Carolina, USA	25
1991, Oct 20-21	Wildfire, Oakland, Berkeley, California, USA	24
1993, Apr 19	Cult compound, Waco, Texas, USA	72
1994, MAy 10	Toy factory, Bangkok, Thailand	213
1994, Jul 4-10	Glenwood Springs, Colorado (firefighters)	14
1994, Dec 8	Theater, Karamay, China	300
1994, Nov 2	Burning fuel flood, Durunka, Egypt	500
1995, Oct 28	Subway train, Baku, Azerbaijan	300
1995, Dec 23	School, Mandi Dabwali, India	500+
1996, Mar 19	Nightclub, Quezon City, Philippines	150+
1996, Mar 28	Shopping mall, Bogor, Indonesia	78
1996, Apr 11	Airport, Dusseldorf, Germany	16
1996, Oct 22	Jail, Caracas, Venezuela	25
1996, Nov 20	Building, Hong Kong	39
1997, Feb 23	Worship site, Baripada, India	164
1997, Apr 15	Encampment, Mina, Saudi Arabia	343
1997, Jun 7	Temple, Thanjavur, India	60+
1997, Jun 13	Movie theater, New Dehli, India	60
1997, Jul 11	Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand	90
1997, Sep 29	Children's home, near Colina, Chile	30
1998, Mar 26	School dorm, Mazeras, India	22
1998, Dec 3	Orphanage, Manila, Philippines	28
1999, Feb 10	Police headquarters, Samara, Russia	23
1999, Mar 24	Mont Blanc tunnel, France and Italy	40
1999, Jun 30	Camp dormitory, Hwasung, South Korea	23
1999, Oct 30	Inchon, S. Korea, karaoke salon	55+
2000, Mar 10	Vitupo, Tuvalu, school	18
2000, Mar 17	Kanungu, Uganda, church	530
2000, Jun 23	Queensland, Australia, hostel	15
2000, Oct 20	Mexico City, Mexico, nightclub	20
2000, Dec 25	Luoyang, China, shopping center	309
2001, Jan 1	Volendam, Netherlands, cafe	10
2001, Mar 6	Central China, school	41
2001, Mar 26	Machakos, Kenya, school	64
2001, Aug 6	Madras, India, home for mentally ill	27
2001, Aug 18	Quezon City, Philippines, hotel	73
2001, Sep 1	Tokyo, Japan, nightclub	44
2001, Oct 24	Swiss Alps, St. Gotthard Tunnel	11
2001, Dec 29	Lima, Peru, fireworks accident	291
2002, Mar 11	Mecca, Saudi Arabia, girls' school	15
2002, Jun 16	Beijing, China, internet cafe	24
2002, Jul 7	Donetsk region, Ukraine, coal mine	34+
2002, Jul 20	Lima, Peru, disco	25+
2002, Jul 31	Donetsk region, Ukraine, coal mine	20
2003, Feb 20	Warwick, RI, USA nightclub (pyrotechnics)	100
2003, Sep 15	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia at al-Haer prison	94
2004, Dec 31	Buenos Aires club, Argentina, at 10:50 pm	175