Fires That Changed Cities
Blazes that rewrote building codes and skylines.
1871 · Nature & Disasters
The Great Chicago Fire Begins on DeKoven Street
October 8, 1871
1871 · Nature & Disasters
The Night the Peshtigo Fire Overwhelmed a Wisconsin Town
October 8, 18711903
1903 · History
The Iroquois Theatre Fire
December 30, 19031936
1936 · History
Fire Destroys the Crystal Palace
November 30, 19361942
1942 · History
The Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire
November 28, 19421980
1980 · History
The MGM Grand Hotel Fire
November 21, 19801984
1984 · History
The Wilberg Mine Fire
December 19, 19841987
1987 · History
The King's Cross Underground Fire
November 18, 19871950
1950 · History
British troops suffer a friendly-fire strike on Hill 282
September 23, 19501995
1995 · War & Conflict
A Manila apartment fire exposes the Bojinka plot
January 6, 19952014
2014 · War & Conflict