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List of building or structure fires

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

16th century

17th century

  • 1613Globe Theatre in London. During the performance, cannon misfire caught the thatched roof on fire and the Theatre burned down.
  • 1652Town hall of Amsterdam burnt down. Treasures and important historical charters were destroyed.
  • 1671Much of the monastery of the Escorial 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, London burned, except for Inigo Jones's Banqueting House. The ruins were demolished.

18th century

19th century

20th century

1900s

1910s

1910

  • March 25L. Fish Furniture Company fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12.
  • March 27, Hungary. A fire in a barn during a dancing party killed 312.
  • December 21–22Friedlander Leather Remnants factory fire, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 13 firemen and one policeman killed in two separate collapses.
  • December 22Nelson-Morris & Company stockyards fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 21 firefighters.

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920s

1921

1922

  • 1922Public Records Office fire during civil unrest at the Four Courts complex, Dublin, Ireland, destroyed much of seven centuries of Irish public records.

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

  • September 22Teatro de Novedades theater fire killed 68 or maybe 110, in Madrid, Spain.
  • October 8Penitentiary fire in Junction City, Ohio, killed 17.

1929

1930s

1930

1931

1932

1933

  • February 27Reichstag fire in Berlin, Germany, caused by arson, used to justify expansion of Nazi rule.

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940s

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

  • January 3 in Minsk, USSR, killed at least 27 (according to unofficial data more than 100 people).
  • January 28Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, hangar fire, killed 10.
  • June 5LaSalle Hotel Fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 61.
  • June 19Hotel Canfield fire in Dubuque, Iowa, 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 7Winecoff Hotel fire in Atlanta, Georgia, killed 119 and injured 90.

1947

1948

1949

1950s

1950

1951

1952

1953

  • March 29Littlefield Nursing Home fire in Largo, Florida, killed 34.
  • April 17Haber Screw Company building fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 36.

1954

1955

  • February 12Barton Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 29.
  • February 16Elderly home for Catholic church fire in Yokohama, Japan, killed 100.
  • April 28Green Mill Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12.
  • May 11Cinema fire in Wielopole Skrzyńskie, Poland, killed 58 and injured 20.
  • December 13 Kindergarten fire in Vyazma (Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union), killed 19.

1956

1957

1958

1959

1960s

1960

1961

1962

1963

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, killed 12.

1966

1967

1968

1969

  • February 5Bandai Atami International Sightseeing Hotel fire, in Koriyama, Japan, killed 31.
  • December 2A nursing home fire in Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec, killed 54.
  • December 27Rose and Crown Hotel fire in Saffron Walden, England, killed 11.

1970s

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980s

1980

1981

1982

  • February 8Hotel New Japan fire in downtown Tokyo, Japan, killed 33 and injured 27.
  • March 6Westchase Hilton hotel fire in Houston, 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 fire in Fall River, Massachusetts, destroyed the historic church and much of two adjacent city blocks.
  • November 9 – In Biloxi, Mississippi, an inmate started a fire by igniting the polyurethane foam on the walls using a cigarette, killing 27-29 inmates and injuring at least 43 people.
  • 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

1984

  • May 11Haunted 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 fire. A fire destroyed part of the Minster's roof in York, 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

1986

1987

1988

1989

  • February 8Premier Studio of Mysore fire, Mysore, Karnataka, India, killed 62.
  • March 8 Fire set by an arsonist in the former "Hôtel de l'Europe" transformed into accommodation in Belfort, France, killed 15,
  • 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

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

21st century

2000s

2000

2001

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

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010s

2010

2011

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 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

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

  • January 262018 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.
  • 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.

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.

2020s

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

  • 4 JanuaryA fire at a vegetable market in Zhangjiakou, China, killed eight people and injured 15.
  • 11 JanuaryMost restaurant explosion in the 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 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 Busan, 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.
  • 6 March2025 Arnhem city fire in the Netherlands destroyed a block of shops and upstairs apartments in the historic city center.
  • 16 MarchKočani nightclub fire in North Macedonia killed 61 people and injured 196.
  • 27 MarchA fire at a hotel in Uludağ, Turkey, killed two people including alpine skier Berkin Usta, and injured four others.
  • 1 April 2025 Gujarat factory fire in India killed 21 people.
  • 8 April A fire at a nursing home in Chengde, China, killed 20 people.
  • 29 April 2025 Liaoyang restaurant fire in 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 2025 Gulzar Houz fire in India killed 17 people.
  • 30 June Telangana chemical factory explosion in India killed 44 people and injured 33.
  • 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 an apartment building in Laon, France, killed two firefighters.
  • 7 July Ramses Exchange fire in Egypt killed four people and injured 27, in addition to causing a reduction in nationwide connectivity levels.
  • 13 July 2025 Fall River assisted-living fire in Massachusetts, United States, killed 10 people and injured 30.
  • 16 July 2025 Kut shopping mall fire in Iraq killed 61.
  • 28 July A fire at a holiday home for disabled people in Montmoreau, France, killed three people.
  • 10 August A fire at a house in Waldorf, United States, killed six people.
  • 16 September A fire at the seven-storey Afriland Towers in Lagos, Nigeria, killed 10 people.
  • 14 October 2025 Dhaka garment factory fire in Bangladesh killed 16 people.
  • 1 November 2025 Hermosillo convenience store fire in Mexico killed 24 people and injured 12.
  • 4 November Tuzla retirement home fire in Bosnia and Herzegovina killed at least 17 people and injured over 35, including firefighters.
  • 8 November A fire at a perfume depot in Dilovası, Turkey, killed six people and injured one.
  • 26 November Wang Fuk Court fire in Hong Kong killed at least 160.
  • 30 November A fire at a house in Neuves-Maisons, France, killed five.
  • 4 December A fire at a restaurant in Huancane, Peru, killed 10.
  • 6 December 2025 Arpora nightclub fire in India killed 25.
  • 9 December 2025 Terra Drone Building fire in Indonesia killed 22.
  • 9 December 2025 Shantou residential fire in China killed 12.
  • 15 December A explosion in a small apartment building caused by a suicide by gas, in Trévoux, France, killed three.
  • 28 December A fire at a retirement home in Manado, Indonesia, killed 16.

2026

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