Top 10 Costliest Large-Loss Fires, 2021 (1) |
($ millions)
|
Rank |
State |
Month |
Type of facility |
Estimated loss |
1 |
Colorado |
December |
Wildland/urban interface, Marshall Fire |
$678.0 |
2 |
Illinois |
June |
Chemical manufacturing |
160.0 |
3 |
California |
November |
Textile manufacturing |
128.0 |
4 |
Wisconsin |
February |
Ship in for repairs |
100.0 |
5 |
Tennessee |
July |
Cereal manufacturing |
98.6 |
6 |
Nevada |
January |
Apartments under construction |
35.0 |
7 |
Tennessee |
March |
Rubber manufacturing |
35.0 |
8 |
Colorado |
October |
Apartment building (81 units) |
30.2 |
9 |
Texas |
February |
Warehouse with foam products |
26.0 |
10 |
California |
January |
Restaurant |
25.2 |
(1) Large-loss fires of $20 million or more in 2021.
Note: Loss data shown here may differ from figures shown elsewhere for the same event due to differences in the date of publication, the geographical area covered and other criteria used by organizations collecting the data.
Source: Reproduced with permission from Large-Loss Fires and Explosions in the United States in 2021 by Stephen G. Badger, ©2023 National Fire Protection Association www.nfpa.org. |
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