Top 10 Most Catastrophic Multiple-Death Fires In U.S. History (1)
| Rank | Date | Location/event | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep. 11, 2001 | New York, NY, World Trade Center terrorist attack | 2,666 (2) |
| 2 | Apr. 27, 1865 | Mississippi River, SS Sultana steamship | 1,547 |
| 3 | Oct. 8, 1871 | Peshtigo, WI, forest fire | 1,152 |
| 4 | Jun. 15, 1904 | New York, NY, General Slocum steamship | 1,030 |
| 5 | Dec. 30, 1903 | Chicago, IL, Iroquois Theater | 602 |
| 6 | Oct. 12, 1918 | Cloquet, MN, forest fire | 559 |
| 7 | Nov. 28, 1942 | Boston, MA, Cocoanut Grove night club | 492 |
| 8 | Apr. 16, 1947 | Texas City, TX, SS Grandcamp and Monsanto Chemical Co. plant | 468 |
| 9 | Sep. 1, 1894 | Hinckley, MN, forest fire | 418 |
| 10 | Dec. 6, 1907 | Monongha, WV, coal mine explosion | 361 |
(1) Fires that kill five or more people in home property, or three or more people in nonhome or nonstructural property.
(2) Revised to 2,976 by government officials.
Source: Reproduced with permission, © 2020, National Fire Protection Association www.nfpa.org.