TOP 10 MOST COSTLY LARGE-LOSS FIRES, 2013 |
($ millions)
|
Rank |
Month |
State |
Type of facility |
Estimated loss |
1 |
June |
Colorado |
Wildfire |
$421 |
2 |
April |
Texas |
Fertilizer manufacturing |
100 |
3 |
April |
Connecticut |
Single-family home |
50 |
4 |
January |
Wisconsin |
Egg processing plant |
40 |
5 |
April |
Arkansas |
Aluminum die cast manufacturing |
30 |
6 |
June |
Indiana |
Warehouse |
20 |
7 |
July |
California |
Tunnel |
17 |
8 |
October |
California |
Apartment building |
15 |
9 |
December |
California |
Wildfire |
15 |
10 |
February |
Missouri |
Restaurant |
15 |
Source: Reproduced with permission from Large-Loss Fires in the United States, 2013 by Stephen G. Badger, ©National Fire Protection Association. www.nfpa.org/research/reports-and-statistics. |
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