Fires

The Hull-Ottawa fire of 1900 was a devastating fire in 1900 that destroyed much of Hull, Quebec and large portions of Ottawa, Ontario. On April 26 a defective chimney on a house in Hull started a fire. On a windy day the fire quickly spread between the wooden houses. Along the river were the large lumber companies, and huge amounts of stacked lumber that quickly ignited. Two thirds of Hull was destroyed. The fire also spread across the wooden Chaudières Bridge and destroyed a large swath of western Ottawa from the Lebreton Flats south to Dow's Lake. ...more on Wikipedia about "1900 Hull-Ottawa fire"

The Great Toronto Fire of 1904 was a fire that destroyed a large section of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 19, 1904. ...more on Wikipedia about "1904 Toronto fire"

The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake at San Francisco, California, estimated to be approximately 7.8 on the Richter Scale ** , on the early morning of Wednesday, April 18, 1906. Foreshocks and the main quake occurred at about 5:12am along the San Andreas Fault, with an epicenter close to the city. Its violent shocks were felt from Oregon to Los Angeles, and inland as far as central Nevada. The earthquake and fire would go down as one of the worst natural disasters to hit a major city in United States history (see also the Galveston Hurricane, and Hurricaine Rita and Hurricane Katrina). ...more on Wikipedia about "1906 San Francisco earthquake"

The 1967 Tasmanian fires were an Australian natural disaster which occurred on 7 February 1967, an event which became known as the Black Tuesday bushfires. ...more on Wikipedia about "1967 Tasmanian fires"

On August 16, 2003 a wildfire was started by a lightning strike near Rattlesnake Island in Okanagan Mountain Park in British Columbia, Canada. The wildfire was fuelled by a constant wind and one of the driest summers in the past decade. Within a few days it had grown into a true firestorm. ...more on Wikipedia about "2003 Okanagan Mountain Park Fire"

The 2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire began after a series of explosions early on the morning of 11 December 2005. The terminal, known locally as the Buncefield Depot, is an oil storage facility located near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire in England. These were some of the largest explosions ever to occur in the country and the incident has been described as the biggest of its kind in peacetime Europe. The tank fires were extinguished by the afternoon of 13 December 2005. However, one storage tank re-ignited in the evening, and was left to burn by the firefighters rather than attempt to re-extinguish it. ...more on Wikipedia about "2005 Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal fire"

Al-Mishraq is a state run sulfur plant near Mosul, Iraq. In 2004 it was the site of the largest man-made release of sulfur dioxide ever recorded when a fire (thought to have been deliberately started) gained control and burned for almost a month. At its height, the fire was putting 21,000 tonnes of sulfur dioxide a day into the atmosphere. ...more on Wikipedia about "Al-Mishraq" My www.shortopedia.com is mine. shortopedia

The Ålesund Fire happened in Norwegian city Ålesund on January 23, 1904. It destroyed almost the whole city center, built mostly of wood like the majority of Norwegian towns in that era. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ålesund Fire"

The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire is the third deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. It occurred on the night of May 28, 1977, ( Memorial Day weekend), at around 9 p.m. More than 2000 people were in the multi-story building, and 165 died. The fire is listed by the World Almanac among "Some of the Most Notable Fires Since 1835". ...more on Wikipedia about "Beverly Hills Supper Club fire"

The Biscuit Fire was a wildfire that took place in 2002 that burnt nearly 500,000 acres (2000 km²) in Siskiyou National Forest in the states of Oregon and California. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biscuit Fire"

The Black Friday fires of January 13, 1939, in Victoria Australia, has been considered one of the worst natural bushfires (Wildfires) in the world, and most certainly the single worst in Australian history as a measure of partly habitated land lost. Almost 20,000 km² (4,942,000 acres) of land were burnt, 71 people died, several towns were entirely destroyed, and the Royal Commission that resulted from it led to major changes in forest management. Over 700 homes and 69 sawmills were burnt and a total of 1,300 buildings were destroyed. It was calculated that three quarters of the State of Victoria was affected by the disaster, directly or indirectly and the Royal Commission into the fires was to note, "it appeared the whole State was alight on Friday, 13 January, 1939". ...more on Wikipedia about "Black Friday (1939)"

The Bradford City disaster took place on May 11, 1985 when a flash fire occurred at the Valley Parade stadium of English football club Bradford City during a match against Lincoln City. On that day, Bradford were celebrating winning the Football League Third Division trophy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bradford City disaster"

A fire which started on the 11 March, 2005, in Sydney's inner western suburbs. It took over 900 firefighters, from over 23 different stations, to control the fire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Brescia Furniture Fire"

The Bukit Ho Swee Fire is a fire that broke out in the squatter settlement of Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore on May 25, 1961 at 3.20pm. Four people died, eighty-five were injured, and 16,000 were made homeless and more than 2,200 attap houses were destroyed. Many smaller household fires have of course since burned at Bukit Ho Swee, but the Bukit Ho Swee fire is noted at a definite term because it set a historical precedent, comparable to other fires such as the Great Fire of London, although the Bukit Ho Swee Fire is smaller. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bukit Ho Swee Fire"

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Number, the language of science, Tobias Dantzig, Free Press, New York, 1967. ...more on Wikipedia about "Burning of Parliament"

The Burning of Washington is a name given to the razing of Washington, D.C. by British and Canadian forces during the War of 1812. Strict discipline and the British commander's orders to burn only public buildings are credited with preserving most residences, but the facilities of the U.S. government were utterly destroyed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Burning of Washington"

The Caldecott Tunnel fire killed six people in the north tube of the Caldecott Tunnel, on California State Highway 24 between Oakland and Orinda just after midnight on 7 April, 1982. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caldecott Tunnel fire"

The Capitan Gap Fire was a human-caused forest fire that broke out in Lincoln National Forest in New Mexico in the Capitan mountain range in 1950. ...more on Wikipedia about "Capitan Gap fire"

The Cedar Fire was the second largest wildfire in the history of the U.S. state of California and one of 15 fires that started in late October 2003 and were fanned by Santa Ana Winds in Southern California burning a total of 721,791 acres (2,921 km²), 3,640 homes and killing 24. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cedar Fire"

The Chatsbury Bush Fire of 1965 was a series of devastating bushfires that destroyed the the Southern Highlands, New South Wales village of Tallong and most of its orchards. The fire not only decimated most of the Tallong area and the livelihoods of many its residents, but also swept through the neighbouring village of Wingello to the north. It was eventually stopped (or burnt out) four days later near Nowra on the South Coast. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chatsbury bushfire"

The Cocoanut Grove was a night club in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Barney Welansky, a man who boasted of his ties to the Mafia and the Boston mayor's office. On November 28, 1942, the nightclub burned in what was the deadliest nightclub fire in United States history, killing 492 people and injuring hundreds more. The fire led to a reform of fire codes and safety standards across the country. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cocoanut Grove fire"

The Collinwood School Fire (also known as the Lake View School Fire) of March 4, 1908 was one of the deadliest disasters of its type in America up until that time. 172 students, two teachers and a rescuer were killed in the event in Collinwood, Ohio, a community that has since been absorbed into the city of Cleveland, Ohio. ...more on Wikipedia about "Collinwood School Fire"

The Daegu subway fire of February 18, 2003 killed at least 198 people and injured at least 147. An arsonist set fire to a train stopped at the Joongang-ro (or Jungang-ro) station of the Daegu Metropolitan Subway in Daegu, South Korea. The fire then spread to a second train which had entered the station from the opposite direction. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daegu subway fire"

[This article refers to London fires predating the fire of 1666. For this fire, see Great Fire of London.] ...more on Wikipedia about "Early fires of London"

The Edinburgh Cowgate fire was a fire in a nightclub in Cowgate, Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2002. ...more on Wikipedia about "Edinburgh Cowgate fire, 2002"

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