List of building or structure fires

This is a list of building or structure fires where a building or structure has caught fire. For major urban conflagrations, see List of town and city fires.

Antiquity through Middle Ages

 * 586 BC – First Temple in Jerusalem burned by Nebuchadnezzar, king of the Babylonians.
 * 480 BC – Acropolis of Athens burnt during the second Persian invasion of Greece.
 * 356 BC – Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, arson by Herostratus.
 * 70 AD – Second Temple in Jerusalem burned by Roman Empire troops under general Titus.
 * Library of Alexandria destroyed by fire. Evidence is scant for all four fires, but the library was eventually destroyed.
 * 48 BC – Library of Alexandria accidentally burned during siege by Julius Caesar.
 * 272 – Library of Alexandria possibly burned during the occupation of Alexandria.
 * 391 – Library of Alexandria possibly burned by order of Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
 * 642 – Later sources attribute burning to Caliph Omar during the Muslim conquest of Egypt.
 * 1046 – Fire at St. Mary's Cathedral, Hildesheim, Germany.
 * 1184 – Lightning causes a fire at McDermott's Castle, Ireland, with 120–140 deaths.
 * 1190 – Fire at Clifford's Tower, York, England, killed at least 150 Jews.

16th century

 * 1577 – Fire in the Doge's Palace, Venice, destroyed major works by Bellini, Titian and Tintoretto.

17th century

 * 1613 – Globe Theatre in London. During the performance, cannon misfire caught the thatched roof on fire and the Theatre burned down.
 * 1652 – Town hall of Amsterdam burnt down. Treasures and important historical charters were destroyed.
 * 1671 – Much of the monastery of the Escorial outside Madrid burned in a fire lasting 15 days, destroying large numbers of artworks, books and manuscripts.
 * 1697 – The medieval "Tre Kronor" Royal Castle in Stockholm burned down and was eventually replaced by the present palace.
 * 1698 – The Tudor and Stuart Palace of Whitehall, London burned, except for Inigo Jones's Banqueting House. The ruins were demolished.

18th century

 * 1727 – Fire during puppet show in barn at Burwell, Cambridgeshire, England, killed 78 (including 51 children).
 * 1731 –, Brussels, destroyed and never rebuilt.
 * 1734 – The Royal Palace of the Alcazar, Madrid, Spain burned on Christmas Eve. Eventually replaced by the present royal palace.
 * 1772 – Hôtel-Dieu de Paris fire in Paris, France.
 * 1794 – Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark.

19th century

 * 1808 – Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem. The fire caused the dome of the Rotunda to collapse, smashing the Edicule's exterior decoration.
 * 1808 – First Royal Opera House fire in London, England.
 * 1809 – St. James's Palace, London, England. Much of the south and east portions of the palace were destroyed and not rebuilt.
 * 1810 – Austrian embassy fire (fr), Paris, France. Officially 1 dead, in reality at least 91.
 * 1811 – Richmond Theatre fire, Richmond, Virginia. 72 dead.
 * 1814 – The White House and United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. burned by the British.
 * 1822 – Grue Church fire, Norway, 113–117 dead.
 * 1823 – Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, Rome, Italy.
 * 1834 – Burning of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster, home to Parliament of the United Kingdom.
 * 1836 – First U.S. Patent Office fire in Blodget's Hotel.
 * 1836 – Fire at Chartres Cathedral destroyed the sweet chestnut "forest" above the vaults.
 * 1837 – The Winter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia destroyed except for The Hermitage.
 * 1844 – Separate fires at St. Michael's & St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Churches during the Philadelphia nativist riots, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
 * 1845 – Theatre fire in Canton, China. 1,670 killed.
 * 1856 – Second Royal Opera House fire in London, England.
 * 1863 – Church of the Company Fire in Santiago, Chile; killed over 2,500.
 * 1864 – Boijmans Museum, Rotterdam, Netherlands, destroyed 198 Dutch Old Master paintings.
 * 1870 – Château de Saint-Cloud destroyed by fire, October 13, 1870.
 * 1870 – Wickford Bank Fire, Rhode Island, destroyed 160 years of town records kept in bank vault (records for what are multiple towns today such as Narragansett, North Kingstown, etc.).
 * 1874 – Olympic Theatre destroyed by fire, killing two firefighters. Suspected arson.
 * 1875 – Precious Blood Church fire in Holyoke, Massachusetts, burned and killed 78.
 * 1876 – Brooklyn Theater fire, Brooklyn, New York, killed 273–300.
 * 1877 – Second U.S. Patent Office fire, in Washington, D.C.
 * 1881 – Ringtheater fire, Vienna, Austria, killed at least 384.
 * 1883 – Newhall House Hotel Fire, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 10, killed at least 70.
 * 1884 – Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen.
 * 1887 – Paris Opéra Fire on 25 May, killed 200.
 * 1887 – Theatre Royal, Exeter fire, England on September 5, killed 186.
 * 1893 – World's Columbian Exposition cold storage warehouse fire in Chicago, Illinois on July 10, killed 18.
 * 1894 – Christmas Eve fire in Silver Lake, Oregon, on December 24, killed 43 people including 19 women and children.
 * 1895 – The Rotunda, University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia.
 * 1897 – Fire at the Bazar de la Charité, Paris, France on 4 May, killed 126, mostly women.
 * 1899 – Windsor Hotel East 47th Street/5th Avenue Manhattan, New York—at least 33 and possibly 45 people killed (estimates vary).

1900s

 * 1900 – Hoboken Docks fire, Hoboken, New Jersey, on June 30, killed 326.
 * 1903 – Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum fire, London, England on January 27, killed 51.
 * 1903 – Iroquois Theater fire, Chicago, Illinois, on December 30, at least 600 died.
 * 1904 – January fire in the Turin National University Library, Turin, Italy, resulted in serious damage to the Manuscripts Department.
 * 1904 – Great Fire of Toronto, April 19 fire that destroyed a large section of Downtown Toronto, Canada.
 * 1905 – Watson Street Lodging House fire in Glasgow, Scotland on November 19, killed 39.
 * 1908 – Rhoads Opera House fire, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, killed 170.
 * 1908 – Parker Building, New York City, January 10.
 * 1908 – Collinwood school fire, in Collinwood, Ohio (soon absorbed by Cleveland), on March 4, killed 175.
 * 1909 – Flores Theater fire, Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico, on February 15, killed 250.

1910

 * March 25 – L. Fish Furniture Company fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12.
 * March 27 – Ököritófülpös, Hungary, fire in a barn during a dancing party killed 312 people.
 * December 21–22 – Friedlander Leather Remnants factory fire, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 13 firemen and one policeman died in two separate collapses.
 * December 22 – Nelson-Morris & Company stockyards fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 21 firefighters.

1911

 * February 20 – , Bologoye, Russian Empire, killed 64 and injured 191.
 * March 25 – Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, New York City, killed 146.

1912

 * January 9 – Equitable Life Assurance Building, New York City.
 * November 29 – University of Maryland, College Park, majority of campus buildings destroyed.

1913

 * February 28 – Dewey Hotel fire in Omaha, Nebraska, killed 20.
 * July 22 – Binghamton Factory fire, New York, killed 31.

1914

 * March 9 – Missouri Athletic Club fire in St. Louis, Missouri, killed 30.

1915

 * October 28 – St. John's School fire, Peabody, Massachusetts.

1916

 * February 3 – Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, the capital of Canada.

1918

 * February 26 – Happy Valley Racecourse fire, Happy Valley, Hong Kong, over 600 killed.
 * April 13 – Norman State Hospital fire in Norman, Oklahoma killed 40.

1919

 * June 19 – Mayagüez Theater fire, San Juan, Puerto Rico, killed 150.

1921

 * January 31 – Palace-Colonial Hotel fire in Hoboken, New Jersey, killed 10.

1922

 * 1922 – Public Records Office fire during civil unrest at the Four Courts complex, Dublin, Ireland, destroyed much of seven centuries of Irish public records.

1923

 * February 18 – Manhattan State Hospital fire in New York City, killed 25.
 * 17 May – Cleveland School fire, Camden, South Carolina, killed 77.
 * 31 May – Petrograd Opera House fire in St. Petersburg, Russia, killed scores.

1924

 * December 24 – Babbs Switch Schoolhouse fire, Oklahoma, killed 36.

1925

 * March 18 – Madame Tussauds wax museum in London, England.

1926

 * January 23 – Lafayette Hotel fire in Allentown, Pennsylvania, killed 13.
 * July 14 – Twilight Inn hotel fire in Tannersville, New York, killed 22.
 * September 5 – Dromcolliher cinema fire in County Limerick, Ireland, killed 48.

1927

 * January 9 – Laurier Palace Theatre Fire, Montreal, Canada, killed 77 children.

1928

 * September 22 – Teatro de Novedades theater fire killed 68 or maybe 110, in Madrid, Spain.
 * October 8 – Penitentiary fire in Junction City, Ohio, killed 17.

1929

 * 15 May – Cleveland Clinic fire, Cleveland, Ohio, killed 125.
 * July 11 – Gillingham Fair fire disaster, Kent, England, killed 15 when firefighting demonstration went wrong.
 * September 20 – Study Club nightclub fire, Detroit, Michigan, killed 22.
 * December 31 – Glen Cinema disaster, Paisley, Scotland, killed 71.

1930

 * March 10 – Jinhae Primary School fire, Jinhae, Gyeongsangnamdo, South Korea, killed 104.
 * April 18 – 1930 Costești wooden church fire in Argeș County, Romania, killed 118.
 * April 21 – Ohio Penitentiary fire, Columbus, Ohio, killed 322.

1931

 * March 7 – Prison camp fire in Kenansville, North Carolina, killed 11 convicts.
 * July 6 – Glaspalast, Munich, fire.
 * July 25 – Fire at the Little Sisters of the Poor's Home for the Aged in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, killed 42 and injured more than 200.

1932

 * December 26 – Shirokiya Department Store fire in Tokyo, Japan, 14 killed.

1933

 * February 27 – Reichstag fire in Berlin, Germany, caused by arson, used to justify expansion of Nazi rule.

1934

 * March 21 – The Great Hakodate Fire killed at least 2,166 people in southern Hokkaido, Japan.
 * March 24 – Federal Transient Bureau building fire in Lynchburg, Virginia, killed 22.
 * November 10 – 1934 Wimpole Street fire in Wimpole Street, London, England; killed 5 women.
 * December 11 – Kerns Hotel fire in Lansing, Michigan, killed 34, including seven Michigan legislators.

1935

 * August 22 – Berlin Fair Fire in Berlin, Germany, also damaged the Berlin Radio Tower.

1936

 * November 30 – The Crystal Palace housed the 1851 Great Exhibition in London, England; destroyed.

1937

 * February 13 – Antoung Movie Theater fire, China, killed 658.
 * April 20 – Kilingi-Nõmme school fire in Estonia, killed 18 schoolchildren.
 * July 9 – 1937 Fox vault fire, Little Ferry, New Jersey, burned and destroyed almost all of the studio's pre-1932 silent films.
 * September 7 – Witley Court in Worcestershire, England, burned down.
 * September 17 – Rotunde, a landmark of the 1873 Vienna World's Fair, Austria, totally destroyed.
 * December 20 – South Tomita Primary School fire, Shirahama, Wakayama, Japan, killed 81.

1938

 * January 18 – College of the Sacred Heart fire in St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, killed 46.
 * May 16 – Terminal Hotel Fire in Atlanta, Georgia, killed 35.
 * October 28 – Nouvelles Galeries department store fire, Marseille, France, killed 73.

1939

 * March 2 – Queen Hotel fire in Halifax, Nova Scotia, killed 28.

1940

 * January 4 – Marlborough Hotel fire in Minneapolis, Minnesota, killed 20.
 * April 23 – Rhythm Club fire, Natchez, Mississippi, killed 209.
 * October 8 – Mission school dormitory fire in Little, Kentucky, killed 10, including nine female students.

1941

 * October 31 – Booth's clothing factory fire in Huddersfield, England, killed 49.
 * December 12 – Knights of Columbus Hostel fire in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, killed 99.

1942

 * November 28 – Cocoanut Grove fire in Boston, Massachusetts, killed 492.
 * December 8 – Seacliff Lunatic Asylum fire, Seacliff, New Zealand, killed 37 female patients.

1943

 * February 1 – Lake Forest Park Sanitarium fire in Seattle, Washington, killed 32.
 * February 23 – Cavan Orphanage fire, Ireland, killed 36.
 * March 6 – Hoteiza Theater Fire in Kucchan, Hokkaidō, Japan, killed 205.
 * May 10 – Biblioteca Nacional in Lima, Peru. In May, a fire completely destroyed the National Library, with the loss of 100,000 volumes as well as 40,000 manuscripts.
 * September 7 – Gulf Hotel fire in Houston, Texas, killed 55.

1944

 * May 12 – Union Hotel fire in Oroville, California, killed 15.
 * July 6 – Hartford Circus fire in Hartford, Connecticut, killed 168.

1945

 * January 16 – General Clark Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 14.
 * January 31 – Boarding home/nursery fire in Auburn, Maine, killed 17, including 16 babies.
 * April 12 – The St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, Austria, suffered a devastating fire.
 * May – Old Town Hall in Prague, Czechoslovakia. In May, during the Prague uprising, a fire severely damaged the Old Town Hall, with the loss of its bell, the oldest in Bohemia, and 70,000 volumes, as well as historically priceless manuscripts.
 * July 28 – B-25 Empire State Building crash. The Empire State Building in New York City is set on fire by a B-25 Mitchell bomber that crashed into the building, killing 14.
 * December 24 – Niles Street Convalescent Hospital fire in Hartford, Connecticut, killed 21.

1946

 * 3 January –   in Minsk, USSR, killed at least 27 (according to unofficial data more than 100 people).
 * January 28 – Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, hangar fire, killed 10.
 * June 5 – LaSalle Hotel Fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 61.
 * June 19 – Hotel Canfield fire in Dubuque, Iowa, killed 19.
 * December 7 – Winecoff Hotel fire in Atlanta, Georgia, killed 119.

1947

 * February 8 – Karlslust dance hall fire in Berlin, Germany, killed 80–88.
 * August 30 – Le Select Cinema fire in Rueil-Malmaison, France, killed 87.
 * November 18 – Ballantyne's department store fire, Christchurch, New Zealand, killed 41.

1948

 * March 10 – Fire at Highland Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, killed nine, including Zelda Fitzgerald.
 * September 22 – Wing On godown fire, Hong Kong, 176 killed and 69 injured.

1949

 * April 5 – St. Anthony's Hospital fire in Effingham, Illinois, killed 70.

1950

 * January 7 – Mercy Hospital fire, Davenport, Iowa, killed 41.
 * March 18 – Sandia Base stockade fire in Albuquerque, New Mexico, killed 14.
 * July 2 – Kinkaku-ji fire by arsonist in Kyoto, Japan.
 * December 22 – Convalescent home fire in Amarillo, Texas, killed 10.

1951

 * January 30 – Convalescent home fire in Hoquiam, Washington, killed 21.
 * May 13 – al-Duniya Theater fire in Kano, present day of Nigeria, killed 100.
 * May 19 – Ohara Movie Theater fire in Hamanaka, Hokkaido, killed 40.

1952

 * September 23 – Coleshill House in Berkshire, England, destroyed.
 * October 31 – Nursing home fire in Hillsboro, Missouri, killed 20.

1953

 * March 29 – Littlefield Nursing Home fire in Largo, Florida, killed 32.
 * April 17 – Haber Screw Company building fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 32.

1954

 * March 31 – Cleveland Hill School fire in Cheektowaga, New York, killed 15.

1955

 * February 12 – Barton Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 29.
 * February 16 – Elderly home for Catholic church fire in Yokohama, Japan, killed 100.
 * April 28 – Green Mill Hotel fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 12.
 * May 11 – Cinema fire in Wielopole Skrzyńskie, Poland, killed 58 and injured 20.
 * December 13 – Kindergarden fire in Vyazma (Smolensk Oblast, Soviet Union), killed 19.

1956

 * January 29 – Arundel Park Auditorium fire in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, killed 10.
 * March 19 –, Krasny Yar, USSR, killed 36 (mostly children) and injured 25.
 * July 29 – McKee refinery fire killed 19 firefighters.
 * July 31 – Reagan Nursing Home fire in Puxico, Missouri, killed 12.

1957

 * February 13 – Nursing home fire in Council Bluffs, Iowa, killed 16.
 * February 17 – Warrenton Nursing Home fire in Warrenton, Missouri, killed 72.
 * November 12 – Cinema fire near Brest (Belorussian SSR), killed 65.
 * November 16 – Moonglow Hotel fire in Niagara Falls, New York, killed 18.

1958

 * March 19 – Monarch Underwear Company fire in New York City, killed 24.
 * December 1 – Our Lady of the Angels School fire, Chicago, Illinois, killed 95.
 * December 16 – Almacen Vida Department Store Fire, killed 83 and injured 200 in Bogotá, Colombia.

1959

 * March 5 – Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School fire in Wrightsville, Arkansas, killed 21.
 * June 23 – Stalheim Hotel fire, Norway, killed 34.

1960

 * March 2 – Kukje Rubber Manufacturing plant 2 fire at Busan, South Korea, killed 68, injured 44.
 * March 28 – Cheapside Street whisky bond fire, Glasgow, Scotland, killed 19 firefighters.
 * July 14 – Guatemala Mental Hospital Fire, killed 225.
 * November 13 – Syrian Movie Theater Fire in Amuda (Syria), killed 152 schoolchildren.

1961

 * January 6 – Thomas Hotel fire in San Francisco, California, killed 20.
 * May 1 – The Penthouse Club, formerly the Top Storey nightclub fire in Bolton, England, killed 19.
 * November 5 – 1961 Elbarusovo school fire, Soviet Union, killed 110 including 106 children.
 * December 8 – Hartford Hospital fire in Hartford, Connecticut, killed 16.
 * December 17 – Niterói circus fire in Niterói (Brazil), killed 503.

1962

 * August 2 –, in New Kowloon, Hong Kong, killed 44 and injured 21.
 * October 26 – St Andrew's Hall in Glasgow, Scotland, the home of the Scottish National Orchestra, was destroyed by fire.
 * November 9 – The Ford Rotunda in Dearborn, Michigan, was destroyed by fire during preparations for a Christmas display.

1963

 * May 4 – Le Monde Theater fire at Diourbel, Kaolack, Senegal, killed 64.
 * October 31 – Fairgrounds Coliseum explosion in Indianapolis, Indiana, killed 74.
 * November 18 – Surfside Hotel Fire in Atlantic City, New Jersey, killed 25.
 * November 23 – Golden Age Nursing Home fire in Fitchville, Ohio, killed 63.
 * December 29 – Hotel Roosevelt fire in Jacksonville, Florida, killed 22.

1964

 * May 23 – All Hallows Church parish hall fire in San Francisco, California, killed 17.
 * December 18 – McGraw Nursing Home fire in Fountaintown, Indiana, killed 20.

1965

 * December 11 – Seeley Club fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 13. Robert Lee Lassiter was found guilty of murder for setting the fire.
 * December 21 – Yonkers Jewish Community Center fire in Yonkers, New York, killed 12.

1966

 * January 28 – Paramount Hotel fire in Boston, Massachusetts, killed 11.
 * August 13 – William Booth Memorial Home fire in Australia, killed 30.

1967

 * February 7 – Dale's Penthouse restaurant fire in Montgomery, Alabama, killed 25.
 * March 6 – Mélan orphanage in Taninges, France, killed 18.
 * May 22 – L'Innovation Department Store fire, in Brussels, Belgium, killed 251 and injured 62.
 * July 16 – Florida State Prison Fire, in Jay, Florida, killed 37.
 * December 24 – Store fire "Regalux" in Formosa, Argentina, killed 20 and injured 70.

1968

 * February 7 – Mickelberry Sausage Company plant explosion and building fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed nine.
 * February 26 – Shelton Hospital fire, Shrewsbury, killed 21 and injured 14.
 * May 25 –, Kirov, USSR, killed 39 and injured 111.
 * November 2 – at Arima Spa, Kobe, Japan, killed 30 and injured 44.
 * November 18 – Stern's upholstery factory fire in Glasgow, Scotland, killed 24.

1969

 * February 5 – Bandai Atami International Sightseeing Hotel fire, in Koriyama, Japan, killed 31.
 * December 2 – A nursing home fire in Notre-Dame-du-Lac, Quebec, killed 54.
 * December 27 – Rose and Crown Hotel fire in Saffron Walden, England, killed 11.

1970

 * January 9 – Nursing home fire in Marietta, Ohio, killed 32.
 * March 20 – Ozark Hotel arson fire in Seattle, Washington, killed 21.
 * May 23 – Britannia Bridge fire in the Menai Strait in Wales; no casualties, but destroyed the link between island of Anglesey and the Wales mainland.
 * August 31 – Fenglei ship fire in Shanghai, China, killed 15 and severely injured 60.
 * November 1 – Club Cinq-Sept fire in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, France, killed 146.
 * December 20 – Pioneer Hotel fire, Tucson, Arizona, killed 29.

1971

 * January 14 – Westminster Terrace Presbyterian Home for Senior Citizens fire in Louisville, Kentucky, killed 10.
 * June 26–27 – Czechowice-Dziedzice Refinery fire, Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland, killed 37 and injured 105.
 * September 28 – Hotel 't Silveren Seepaerd fire, Eindhoven, Netherlands, killed eleven and severely injured 16.
 * October 19 – Geiger Nursing Home fire in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, killed 15.
 * October 30 – Under construction in Aberdeen Harbour, Hong Kong, killed up to 34 workers.
 * December 25 – Daeyeonggak Hotel fire in Seoul, South Korea, killed 158 people.

1972

 * January 26 – Green Nursing Home fire in Lincoln Heights, Ohio, killed 10.
 * February 24 – Andraus Building Fire killed 16 in São Paulo.
 * April 4 – Fair Hills boarding home fire in Rosecrans, Wisconsin, killed 10.
 * May 5 – Carver Convalescent Center fire in Springfield, Illinois, killed 10.
 * May 13 – Sennichi Department Store Building fire in Osaka, Japan, killed 118.
 * June 17 – Hotel Vendome fire in Boston, Massachusetts, killed nine firefighters.
 * July 5 – Coldharbour Hospital fire in Sherborne, England, killed 30.
 * August 18 – Nursing Home in Ris-Orangis, France, killed 12.
 * September 2 – Blue Bird Café fire in Montreal, Canada, firebombed, killed 37.
 * September 24 – A fire at the Oscar Club restaurant in Rhodes, Greece, killed 31 and injured a further 16, mostly Scandinavian tourists.
 * November 21 – Robinson Department Store fire, killed twelve and destroyed the 114-year-old landmark building in Singapore.
 * December 2 – Seoul Citizen Hall (present day of Sejong Center) in Jongno-gu, Seoul, killed 51 and injured 76.

1973

 * January 29 – Street's Rest Home fire in Pleasantville, New Jersey, killed 10. Resident Harry Kemp was arrested for setting the fire.
 * February 6 – Edouard-Pailleron school in Paris, France (arson), killed 20.
 * March 18 – Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub in Brisbane, Queensland, was firebombed, killed 15.
 * June 24 – UpStairs Lounge arson attack in the UpStairs Lounge, a gay bar, in New Orleans, Louisiana, killed 32.
 * July 12–16 – National Archives Fire in St. Louis, Missouri.
 * August 2 – Summerland disaster in Douglas, Isle of Man, killed 51.
 * September 1 – Hotel Hafnia fire, Copenhagen, Denmark, killed 35.
 * November 29 – 1973 Taiyo Department Store fire in Kumamoto, Japan, killed 104.
 * December 4 – Caley Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center fire in Wayne, Pennsylvania, killed 15.

1974

 * January 23 – Sacred Heart School fire in Heusden, Belgium, killed 23.
 * February 1 – Joelma Fire killed 188 in São Paulo.
 * June 30 – Gulliver's nightclub fire killed 24 in Port Chester, New York, as a result of arson at an adjacent business to cover up a minor burglary.
 * November 3 – Daewan Corner complex building fire, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea, killed 88 and injured 35.
 * December 12 – Worsley Hotel fire, Maida Vale, London, case of arson, resulting in attendance of over 25 appliances and killed 7.

1975

 * January 22 – Marikina factory fire in Marikina, Philippines, killed 42 and injured 79.
 * February 13 – World Trade Center fire. Act of arson, indirectly killed 1.
 * June 9 – Seminole County jail fire in Sanford, Florida, killed 11.
 * July 7 – Pomona Hotel fire in Portland, Oregon. Act of arson, killed 12.
 * August 17 – Philadelphia Refinery Fire, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, killed 8 firemen.

1976

 * January 10 – Pathfinder Hotel fire in Fremont, Nebraska, killed 23.
 * January 30 – Wincrest Nursing Home fire in Chicago, Illinois, killed 23.
 * December 26 – Retirement Home fire, Goulds, Newfoundland and Labrador, killed 22.

1977

 * February 18 – 61st Regiment Farm fire in Xinjiang, China, killed 694. The fire started when a pile of undisposed wreaths for the late Mao Zedong were set off by a child celebrating the Chinese New Year.
 * February 25 – Rossiya Hotel fire in Moscow, Russia, 42–45 killed and 50 injured.
 * February 27 – Moscow–Leningrad (USSR) train fire killed 17.
 * May 9 – Hotel Polen fire in Amsterdam, Netherlands, killed 33.
 * May 28 – Beverly Hills Supper Club fire killed 165 and injured more than 200 in Southgate, Kentucky; third deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history.
 * December 10 – A fire at the Wenonah Hotel in Bay City, Michigan, killed 10.
 * December 13 – A fire in the Aquinas Hall dormitory at Providence College in Rhode Island, killed 10 students.

1978

 * August 19 – Cinema Rex fire, Abadan, Khuzestan, Iran (arson), killed between 377 and 470.
 * March 14 – A prison fire in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killed 61 and injured 85.
 * June 11 – A fire spread at the head office of the daily newspaper Le Mauricien in Port Louis, Mauritius, and became the focus of the Affaire Sheik Hossen political scandal and enquiry.
 * August 2 – Waldbaum's supermarket fire, Brooklyn, New York. Six New York City firefighters died when the roof collapsed, plunging 12 firefighters into the flames.
 * November 5 – The Younkers Department store at the Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines, Iowa, killed 10 store employees. The store was closed and rebuilt a year after the fire.
 * November 26 – Holiday Inn fire in Greece, New York. Act of arson, killed 10.

1979

 * January 23 – Old People's Nurse Home fire at Virrat, Pirkanmaa, Finland, killed at least 26.
 * March 3 – Great Fire of Bedford School, Bedford School, Bedford, England. Act of arson.
 * April 2 – Nursing home fire in Farmington, Missouri, killed 26.
 * May 8 – Woolworth store fire in Manchester, England, killed 11.
 * June 9 – Luna Park Ghost Train fire, at Luna Park Sydney, in Australia, killed 7.
 * July 12 – Hotel Corona de Aragón fire in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, killed at least 80.
 * July 29 – Lakshimki Talkies cinema fire, in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India, killed 73.
 * September 28 – Hotel Am Augarten fire in Vienna, Austria, killed 25.
 * November 11 – Pioneer, Ohio nursing home fire, killed 14.
 * December 5 – Bar fire in Rosario, Argentina, killed 15 and injured 11.

1980

 * January 1 – Opémiska Community Hall fire, Chapais, Quebec, Canada, killed 48.
 * May 20 – Eventide Home for the Aged in Kingston, Jamaica, killed 157.
 * July 14 – Third floor of the Extendicare Ltd. nursing home in Mississauga, Ontario, killed 21 residents.
 * July 26 – Boarding home fire in Bradley Beach, New Jersey, killed 24.
 * August 16 – Denmark Place fire by arson killed 37 in Soho, London.
 * October 31–November 1 – Górna Grupa mental hospital fire, in Górna Grupa, Poland, during the night killed 55 patients and injured 26.
 * November 21 – MGM Grand Hotel and Casino fire in Las Vegas, Nevada, killed 87.
 * November 22 – Kawaji Prince Hotel Fire in Kinugawa, Japan, killed 45.
 * December 4 – Stouffer's Inn of Westchester in Harrison, New York, killed 26.

1981

 * January 9 – Boarding home fire in Keansburg, New Jersey, killed 30.
 * January 18 – New Cross Fire, London, England, killed 13.
 * February 8 – Bangalore circus fire in Bangalore, India, killed 92.
 * February 14 – Stardust Disaster, discotheque fire in Dublin, Ireland, killed 48.
 * February 14 – Edifício Grande Avenida Fire in São Paulo, Brazil, killed 17.
 * March 21 – The Santa María Tower fire in Santiago de Chile, killed 11.
 * December 7 – Nilkanth Mahadev temple fire, Asarwa, Gujarat, India, killed 49.

1982

 * February 8 – Hotel New Japan fire in downtown Tokyo, Japan, killed 33.
 * March 6 – Westchase Hilton hotel fire in Houston, Texas, killed 12.
 * April 25 – A fire resulting from an explosion at an antiques exhibition in Todi, Italy killed 34.
 * May 11 – The Notre Dame de Lourdes Church fire in Fall River, Massachusetts, destroyed the historic church and much of two adjacent city blocks.
 * November 25–26 – Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day Fire destroyed the Northwestern National Bank building and former Donaldson's flagship store.
 * December 23 – Dorothy Mae Apartments arson fire in Los Angeles, California, killed 25 people, the highest death toll from a structure fire in the city's history.

1983

 * February 13 – Cinema Statuto fire in Turin, Italy, killed 64.
 * December 16 – Fire at Club Casa Rosso in Amsterdam, Netherlands, killed 13.
 * December 17 – Alcalá 20 nightclub fire in Madrid, Spain, killed 83.

1984

 * May 11 – Haunted Castle attraction at Six Flags Great Adventure amusement park in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Eight teenagers died in a fast-moving fire. Their corpses were mistaken for mannequins by emergency personnel. None of them or the Six Flags administrators realized these fatalities until later.
 * July 9 – York Minster fire. A fire destroyed part of the Minster's roof in York, England.
 * July 23 – Union Oil refinery in Romeoville, Illinois, had two explosions and a fire, killing at least 14 and injuring 23.

1985

 * April 26 – Saavedra Psychiatric Hospital fire in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killed 79 and injured 247.
 * May 11 – Valley Parade Ground Stadium fire in Bradford, England, killed 56.
 * September 20 – The Tholsel, the town hall of Kilkenny, Ireland, gutted by fire.

1986

 * February 11 – Daitokan Hotel Fire in Higashiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, killed 24.
 * February 17 – Andorinha Building fire was caused by a short circuit in the building, killing 21 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
 * March 31 – Hampton Court Palace fire near London, England, was determined to have been accidentally set by its only victim, the 86-year-old widow of General Richard Gale.
 * April 26 – Chernobyl disaster: An explosion and fire in the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant led to a meltdown resulting in the worst nuclear accident in history to date.
 * November 1 – Fire and chemical spill at Sandoz in the Schweizerhalle industrial area near Basel, Switzerland, caused heavy pollution in the river Rhine.
 * December 31 – Dupont Plaza Hotel fire, set by disgruntled employees, killed 97 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

1987

 * January 12 – The Kerr Mill fire destroyed three mills in Fall River, Massachusetts.
 * July 7 – A fuel tanker truck ran into an ice cream parlour and exploded in Herborn, Germany; 12 houses set on fire and six killed.
 * November 18 – King's Cross tube station fire in London, England, killed 31 and injured 100.

1988

 * May 4 – First Interstate Tower fire in Los Angeles, California, killed one.

1989

 * February 8 – Premier Studio of Mysore fire, Mysore, Karnataka, India, killed 62.
 * September 17 – Downunder Hostel fire set by an arsonist in a backpackers hostel in Sydney, Australia, killed six.
 * September 21 – 1989 Taufiqiah Al-Khairiah madrasa fire. Girls' school fire in Kedah, Malaysia, killed 27 girls.
 * October 5 – Hillhaven Rehabilitation and Convalescent Home fire in Norfolk, Virginia, killed 12.
 * December 24 – Sevier Center renovated hotel senior residence in Johnson City, Tennessee, killed 14 by smoke inhalation.

1990

 * January 14 – Flying discothèque fire at Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain, killed 43.
 * March 25 – Happy Land fire, arson fire in the Bronx, New York City, killed 87, the deadliest crime committed by a single person in the history of New York City.

1991

 * February 23 –  Leningrad hotel fire killed 16 including 9 firefighters and injured 36.
 * May 7 – Bright Sparklers Fireworks fire, killed 26 and injured over 100.
 * September 3 – Hamlet chicken processing plant fire killed 25.
 * December 17 – Funhouse at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, England, destroyed.

1992

 * February 3 – Shek Kong Vietnamese refugee detention centre fire, Hong Kong, killed 24 and injured 126.
 * May – Executive Council Building fire in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
 * September 16 – Pension de Vogel homeless hostel fire, The Hague, Netherlands, killed 11 and injured 15.
 * November 20 – Windsor Castle fire, England.
 * November 26 – A part of the roof and the upper floor of the Hofburg Imperial Palace in Vienna, Austria, burned down.

1993

 * January 18 – Fire in a 10-story building in the Hsinhua section of Taipei, Taiwan, killed 34.
 * February 14 – Linxi department store fire, Tangshan, Hebei, China, killed 79 and injured 51.
 * March 16 – Paxton Hotel fire, Chicago, Illinois, killed 19.
 * April 19 – During the Waco Siege, a Branch Davidian church, Mount Carmel Center, was destroyed by fire near Waco, Texas, killed 76.
 * May 10 – Kader Toy Factory fire, Bangkok, Thailand, killed 189.
 * July 2 – Madimak Hotel fire, Sivas, Turkey, killed 35.
 * November 20 – Zhili Toy Factory fire, Kuiyong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, killed 81.
 * December 13 – Gaofu Textile Factory fire, Fuzhou, Fujian, China, killed 61.
 * December 20 – Kheyvis nightclub fire in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killed 17 and injured 25.

1994

 * January 10 –, Shek Kip Mei, Hong Kong, killed 12 in firebomb attack.
 * February 4–5 – The Parlement of Rennes, set alight by fishermen on strike, destroyed.
 * November 27 – Fuxin Discothèque fire at Fuxin, Liaoning, China, killed 234.
 * December 10 – 1994 Karamay fire, Karamay, Xinjiang, China, killed 324 (288 pupils and 36 teachers).
 * December 31 – Switel Hotel fire, Antwerp, Belgium, killed 15 and severely injured 164.

1995

 * February 15 – Weierkang Club fire, Taichung, Taiwan, killed 64.
 * March 14 – Anshan hotel fire, Anshan, Liaoning, China, killed 30.
 * April 24 – Ürümqi fire, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China, killed 51.
 * August 18 – Gyeonggi Women Technical School fire, Yongin, Gyeonggi, South Korea, killed 38.
 * August 26 – Hotel St. George fire, Brooklyn, New York, United States.
 * December 12 – Saaremaa Joint Gymnasium fire, Kuressaare, Estonia, killed 2.
 * December 23 – Dabwali fire accident, Haryana, India, killed 540.

1996

 * January 29 – Teatro La Fenice in Venice, Italy.
 * March 18 – Ozone Disco fire, Quezon City, Philippines, killed 162 and injured 95.
 * March 28 – Kebon Kembang shopping mall fire, Bogor, Jawa Barat, Indonesia, killed 78.
 * April 11 – Düsseldorf Airport fire, killed 17.
 * November 7 – Heaven Hill distillery fire in Kentucky.
 * November 20 – The Garley Building fire, Hong Kong, killed 40.
 * November 27 – Residential building fire caused by arson attack, Shanghai, China, killed 36.

1997

 * January 25 – caused by arson attack, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, killed 17.
 * February 1 – 1997 Aisin fire, Kariya, Aichi, Japan.
 * June 8 – Brihadiswara temple fire started by a visitor's firecracker, at Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India, killed 60 and injured 200.
 * June 13 – Uphaar Cinema fire, Green Park, New Delhi, India, killed 59.
 * July 11 – Royal Jomtien Resort Hotel fire, in Thailand, killed 88.
 * September 21 – Arson attack by an employee at a shoe factory, Jinjiang City, Fujian, China, killed 32.

1998

 * March 25 – Dormitory fire at Bombolulu Girls High School, Mombasa, Kenya, killed 24.
 * May 16 – Fire at the Lung Center of the Philippines in Quezon City, killed 25.
 * October 30 – Gothenburg nightclub fire in Gothenburg, Sweden, killed 63.
 * December 3 – Orphanage fire in Manila, Philippines, killed 28.

1999

 * February 10 – Samara Police Department fire killed 57 people and injured over 200.
 * February 15 – Lake Worth Church fire in Lake Worth, Texas, killed three firefighters. Suspected arson.
 * May 23 – 1999 L'Amicale riots in Port Louis, Mauritius killed 7 individuals linked to gambling house L'Amicale, following an arson attack associated with football hooliganism after a soccer match confronting Fire Brigade versus Scouts Club.
 * June 30 – Sealand Youth Training Center Fire. The one-storey Sealand Youth Training Center fire at Hwaseong killed 23 and injured five.
 * September 24 – Two-story buildings with cinema complex fire at Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, killed 75.
 * October 30 – Four-story complex buildings with Sun-Hun Choe karaoke room fire at Incheon, South Korea, killed 54 and injured 70.
 * December 3 – Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire killed six firefighters.
 * December 26 – Jilin hotel fire, Changchun, Jilin, China, killed 20.

2000

 * March 29 – Tiantang cinema fire in Jiaozuo, Henan, China, killed 74.
 * April 22 – Qingzhou chicken processing plant fire, Qingzhou, Shandong, China, killed 38.
 * May 13 – Enschede fireworks disaster in the Netherlands, killed 22.
 * June 23 – Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire in Queensland, Australia, killed 15 in arson attack.
 * June 30 – Fireworks factory fire, Guangdong, China, killed 36.
 * August 27 – Fire in the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia.
 * December 25 – Luoyang Christmas fire in Henan, China, killed 309.

2001

 * January 1 – Volendam New Years fire in the Netherlands, killed 14 and injured 241.
 * March 26 – Kyanguli Secondary school fire in Machakos, Eastern Province, Kenya, killed 68.
 * May 1 – A fire at Phantasialand in Germany destroyed two roller coasters, a theatre and parts of the Westernstadt. It caused about 38 million Deutsche Mark (US$17 million) in damage and injured 54.
 * August 6 – Erwadi fire incident in Tamil Nadu, India, killed 25.
 * August 17 – Manor Hotel fire in Quezon City, Philippines, killed 75.
 * September 1 – Myojo 56 building fire in Tokyo, Japan, killed 44 by arson.
 * September 11 – September 11 attacks – Two airliners deliberately flown into the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City sparked fires on multiple floors. 2,606 victims died as a result of the fires and the subsequent collapse of the towers. A third building, World Trade Center Building 7, which was not hit by a plane, but heavily damaged due to the collapse of the towers, also caught fire and subsequently collapsed. A third plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and its impact and subsequent fire killed 125 in the building.
 * December 21 – Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City caught fire.
 * December 29 – Mesa Redonda fire in Lima, killed 291.

2002

 * June 16 – Lanjisu internet cafe fire in Beijing, China. Disgruntled youngsters set fire to the cafe after being banned. The fire killed 25 people and injured 13 others.
 * June 26 – Shree Lee International footwear factory fire in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, killed 42.
 * July 9 – Heppi Karaoke bar fire in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, killed 42.
 * October 29 – Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire in Vietnam, killed 60 and injured 90.
 * November 2 – Sidi Moussa prison fire in El Jadida, Morocco, killed 50.
 * December 1 – La Coajira nightclub fire in Caracas, Venezuela, killed 47.

2003

 * January 2–3 – Château de Lunéville gutted by fire.
 * February 18 – Daegu subway fire in South Korea, killed 192 by arson.
 * February 20 – The Station nightclub fire in West Warwick, Rhode Island, killed 100 and injured 230.
 * February 26 – Greenwood Nursing Home fire in Hartford, Connecticut, killed 16.
 * October 17 – Cook County Administration Building fire, killed 6; tied for largest litigated payout: $100 million.
 * September 25 – Nursing home fire in Nashville, Tennessee, killed 14.
 * November 11 – 2003 Hengyang fire in China, killed 20.
 * November 24 – 2003 Peoples' Friendship University of Russia fire in Moscow, Russia, killed 44.

2004

 * February 16 – Zhongbai Commercial Plaza fire in Jilin, China, killed 53.
 * May 17 – San Pedro Sula prison fire in Honduras, killed 103.
 * May 24 – Momart warehouse fire in Leyton, East London, destroyed numerous significant contemporary works of art.
 * July 16 – 2004 Kumbakonam School fire in Tamil-Nadu, India, killed 94.
 * August 1 – Ycuá Bolaños supermarket fire in Asunción, Paraguay, killed 370 and injured 500.
 * August 5 – The Bauges Riding school fire in Lescheraines, France, killed 10.
 * October 17 – Parque Central Complex fire in Caracas, Venezuela.
 * December 30 – República Cromagnon nightclub fire in Buenos Aires, Argentina killed 194 and injured 714.

2005

 * February 14–15 – Windsor Tower fire in Madrid, Spain, caused the building to partially collapse and injured seven.
 * July 11 – Ukhta, Russia, shopping mall fire, caused by arson, killed 25 and injured 10.
 * September 5 – Beni Suef Cultural Palace fire in Egypt, killed 46.
 * October 27 – A fire at the detention center of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, killed 11 and injured 15.
 * December 11–13 – Buncefield fire, a major explosion at Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal in Hemel Hempstead, England, injured 43.
 * December 12 – Liaoyang City Central Hospital fire in Liaoyang, Jilin, China, killed 39.

2006

 * February 24 – KTS Composite Textile factory fire in Chittagong, Bangladesh, killed 65 and injured 100.
 * March 5 – Edificio Diego Portales (now Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral) fire in Santiago, Chile, caused a partial collapse.
 * August 24 – Trinity Cathedral fire in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
 * November 22 – 2006 Kolkata leather factory fire in India killed at least nine.
 * December 9 – 2006 Moscow hospital fire, Russia, killed 46.
 * December 25 – Fire at a store in Ormoc City, Philippines, killed 25.

2007

 * March 19 – Nursing home fire in Kamyshevatskaya, Krasnodar, Russia, killed 63.
 * June 18 – Charleston Sofa Super Store Fire in Charleston, South Carolina killed nine.
 * August 18 – Penhallow Hotel fire in Newquay, Cornwall, England, killed three and injured five.
 * November 2 – 2007 Warwickshire warehouse fire in Atherstone-on-Stour, Warwickshire, England, killed four.

2008

 * January 7 – Fire at Korea 2000 refrigerated warehouse during construction in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, killed 40.
 * February 10 – 2008 Namdaemun fire in Seoul, South Korea, seriously damaged the 14th century structure.
 * April 4 – Historic Quebec City Armoury roof and interior destroyed by fire in Quebec, Canada.
 * April 25 – Four-story Rosamor Furniture factory fire in Lissasfa, Casablanca, Morocco, killed 55.
 * May 28 – Historic Alma College in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, burnt down by arsonists.
 * June 1 – 2008 Universal Studios fire in Universal City, California, destroyed the master tapes of as many as a half a million songs recorded during the 20th and 21st centuries.
 * June 8 – Texas Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas, was heavily damaged by an arson attack during an extensive renovation.
 * August 10 – Cornwall Court Fire in Hong Kong, killed four.
 * August 10 – Toronto propane explosion in North York, Toronto, Canada, killed two.
 * September 20 – Wuwang Club fire in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, killed 43.
 * October 1 – Video Parlour Cats fire by arsonist in Nanba, Osaka, Japan, killed 15 and injured 10.
 * October 20 – Garrick's Villa near London, England, roof destroyed by fire.

2009

 * January 1 – Santika Club fire, in Bangkok, Thailand, killed 66.
 * January 28 – 2009 Nakumatt supermarket fire in Nairobi, Kenya, killed 29.
 * February 9 – Beijing Television Cultural Center fire in China, killed one and injured seven.
 * April 13 – Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire in Poland, killed 23.
 * June 5 – 2009 Hermosillo daycare center fire in Mexico, killed 47.
 * June 30 – Fire in a furnished hotel in Asnières, France, killed 6 and injured 23.
 * July 3 – 2009 Lakanal House tower block fire in Camberwell, London, killed six.
 * September 13 – 2009 Taldykorgan fire in Almaty Region, Kazakhstan, killed 38.
 * December 4 – Lame Horse fire in Perm, Russia, killed 153 and injured over 140.
 * December 4 – Medan karaoke bar fire in Medan, Indonesia, killed 20.

2010

 * March 29 – Stephen Court historic building fire in Kolkata, India, killed at least 42.
 * September 10 – 2010 San Bruno explosion in San Bruno, California, six-alarm fire from a gas main killed eight and destroyed dozens of homes.
 * November 15 – 2010 Shanghai fire, China, high-rise apartment building fire killed at least 53.
 * December 8 – 2010 Santiago prison fire. A fire in a prison in Santiago, Chile killed at least 81 inmates in the country's deadliest prison incident.
 * December 14 – A fire at a factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh owned by Ha-meem Group, killed 25 and injured 100.
 * December 17 – A fire in Provo, Utah destroyed the historic Provo Tabernacle in a 4-alarm fire.
 * December 19 – A fire at a pension house in Tuguegarao, Philippines, killed 16.

2011

 * November 18 – An arson attack at a nursing home in Quakers Hill, Sydney, Australia, killed 11 elderly residents.
 * November 21 – Fire caused by electrical short circuit at a eunuch festival, Delhi, India, killed 15 and injured at least 36.
 * December 9 – A fire at AMRI hospital Kolkata, West Bengal, India, mostly caused by toxic fumes spreading through ducts of the central air conditioning system, killed at least 90.

2012

 * February 14 – Comayagua prison fire. A prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras, killed over 361 inmates.
 * February 19 – A massive fire swept through a market in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, destroying between 500 and 1800 stalls, injured 11.
 * June 26 – A fire in a market in Moscow, Russia, killed 17 migrant workers.
 * May 6 – Explosions and a fire at Bangkok Synthetics Plant petrochemical plant for synthetic rubber, in the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Rayong Province, Thailand, killed 12 and injured over 100.
 * August 24 – 2012 Venezuela Refinery Explosion. An explosion and fire at the Paraguaná Refinery Complex killed 48 and injured 151.
 * September 11 – 2012 Pakistan garment factory fires. A fire in a Karachi garment factory killed at least 312 workers.
 * September 11 – 2012 Pakistan garment factory fires. A fire in a Lahore shoe factory killed 25 workers.
 * October 23 – An arson at the Beinan Branch of Xinyang Hospital, Taiwan, killed 13 patients. The perpetrator, in the final phase of cancer and upset by his illness, received the death penalty, dying during detention in April 2014.
 * November 24 – 2012 Dhaka fire. A fire in a Tazreen Fashion factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killed at least 124.

2013

 * January 27 – Kiss nightclub fire. A fire in the Kiss nightclub in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, after performers were said to have set off fireworks, killed at least 233.
 * February 27 – A fire in Surya Sen Market, Kolkata, India, killed 18.
 * April 17 – West Fertilizer Company explosion. West, Texas explosion, when probable arson started a fire that detonated hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate at a fertilizer plant, killed 15 and injured over 160. Nearby apartment buildings were destroyed and windows 7 mi away were broken.
 * April 26 – 2013 Moscow psychiatric hospital fire in Russia, killed 38.
 * June 3 – Jilin Baoyuanfeng poultry plant fire in Mishazi, Jilin, China, killed 119.
 * July 6 – Lac-Mégantic rail disaster. An unattended freight train carrying crude oil rolled into Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, Canada, and derailed, resulting in an explosion and fire which destroyed more than 30 buildings in the town's centre, killed 42 with five more missing and presumed dead.
 * September 13 – A fire at a psychiatric hospital in Luka, Novgorod Oblast, Russia, killed 37.

2014

 * May 23 – The main building of the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, considered the masterpiece of designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh, was severely damaged by fire.
 * May 28 – A fire at a hospital in Jangseong County in South Korea, killed 22 and injured several more.
 * September 26 – 2014 air traffic control facility fire. Arson at an air traffic control edifice in Aurora, Illinois, United States (also known as the "Chicago Center") caused close to 2000 airline flights to undertake emergency landings.
 * December 29 – 2014 Lahore shopping centre fire. Fire in Anarkali Bazaar, Lahore, Pakistan, killed at least 13.

2015

 * March 11 – 2015 Kazan Shopping Center fire. A fire in Russia killed 19 and injured 55.
 * March 29 – Clandon Park House in Surrey, England, burned. Treasures and historic items were destroyed.
 * May 13 – 2015 Valenzuela fire. An industrial fire in Valenzuela, Philippines, killed 72.
 * May 19 – 2015 Baku residence building fire. A fire in a residence building in Baku, Azerbaijan, killed 14.
 * October 30 – Colectiv nightclub fire. A fire at Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest, Romania, killed 64.

2016

 * January 30 – A massive fire at a factory in Sokolniki District, Moscow, Russia, killed 12.
 * August 6 – 2016 Rouen fire. A fire at a birthday party at the Cuba Libre pub in Rouen, France, killed 14.
 * August 10 – A hospital fire at Yarmouk Hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, killed 11 newborn babies and injured 29 women. The fire was set deliberately by eight men in order to cover up their theft of 100 million Iraqi dinars. They were later arrested. The Minister of Health of Iraq later resigned due to the incident.
 * September 3 – A fire at the Kaliti Prison during a suspected attempted jailbreak killed at least 23 during the 2016 Ethiopian protests.
 * November 2 – A fire at a karaoke lounge in Vietnam, killed 13.
 * November 9 – 2016 Bethlehem Steel fire at the old cooling house of a former Bethlehem Steel complex in Lackawanna, New York, mobilized Erie County, New York mutual aid from the City of Buffalo as well as suburban volunteer fire companies to assist the Lackawanna Fire Department. A large plume of black smoke could be seen for miles and was picked up by the local NEXRAD weather radar. A minor injury to a Buffalo Firefighter occurred.
 * November 26 – A fire almost completely destroyed the Royal Clarence Hotel in Exeter, England.
 * December 2 – 2016 Oakland warehouse fire. A fire at a converted warehouse in Oakland, California, killed at least 36.

2017

 * June 14 – Grenfell Tower fire. A fire at Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey, 220 ft high tower block of public housing flats in North Kensington, London, England. It killed 71.
 * July 14 – Marco Polo condo fire. The fire in Honolulu, Hawaii, killed four and injured 13.
 * September 14 – 2017 Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah madrasa fire. A fire occurred at the Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At least 24 students and teachers were killed.
 * December 21 – 2017 Jecheon fire. A gym fire in Jecheon, South Korea, killed 29 and injured 36.
 * December 23 – 2017 Davao City mall fire, Philippines. A fire erupted in a shopping mall (NCCC Mall Davao) in Davao City, which killed 38; 37 worked for Survey Sampling International, and one of the mall's employees who was also a part of the mall's emergency response team.
 * December 27 – 2017 Bronx apartment fire swept through a Bronx apartment complex; killed 13 and injured 14. It was New York City's worst accidental fire in 25 years.

2018

 * January 26 – 2018 Sejong Hospital fire. A hospital fire in Miryang, South Korea, killed at least 37 and injured more than 131 in the country's worst fire in over a decade.
 * March 2 – 2018 Baku fire. A fire killed 24 at a drug rehabilitation centre in Azerbaijan's capital Baku.
 * March 23 – A fire in a large condominium complex in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, killed 13 and injured 28.
 * March 25 – 2018 Kemerovo fire. A fire killed 60 people, mostly children, at a mall in Kemerovo, Russia.
 * March 28 – 2018 Valencia, Venezuela fire. Rioting and a fire at a police station in the Venezuelan city of Valencia, in Carabobo State, killed 68.
 * April 23 – A suspected arson attack at a karaoke lounge in southern China killed 18 and injured five.
 * June 15 – The Glasgow School of Art main building, nearing the end of restoration after the fire in 2014, was badly damaged in another fire that destroyed the interior of the adjoining O2 ABC music venue.
 * August 25 – 2018 Harbin hotel fire. A fire at a hotel in Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, killed 19 and injured 23.
 * September 2 – National Museum of Brazil fire. The National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro caught fire and lost more than 90% of its collection.

2019

 * January 4 – A fire at an escape room in Koszalin, Poland, killed 5 teenagers. The fire is believed to have been caused by leaking gas cylinders.
 * February 5 – A fire at a building in Paris, France, killed 10. It was started by a woman after an altercation with the neighbors, who was later arrested by police.
 * February 8 – Ninho do Urubu fire. A fire in a dormitory at a soccer youth team training centre in Flamengo, Brazil, killed 10 teenage players.
 * February 12 – A fire that broke out at a hotel in Delhi, India, killed 17.
 * April 15 – Notre-Dame fire. Roof and spire were destroyed, and heavy damage was done to the interior of the cathedral due to the collapsing spire and roof, along with water and smoke damage. The cathedral was undergoing renovations at the time.
 * July 18 – Kyoto Animation arson attack. A man poured gasoline and ignited it at a Kyoto Animation studio, killed 35.
 * September 12 – A fire started in an electric generator behind the intensive care unit of a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killed 14 patients due to asphyxiation from smoke or life support equipment shutdown.
 * September 18 – A fire in a boarding school near Monrovia, Liberia, killed 27.
 * October 2 – Star City fire. A fire at the Star City amusement park in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines.
 * October 22 – New Zealand International Convention Centre fire. A fire in the roof of an under-construction building led to disruption in Auckland's central business district for three days. The fire was left to burn itself out, four were injured.
 * October 31 – A fire at the Shuri Castle led to the loss of seven facilities and 4800 square meters (1.19 acres) in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
 * December 21 – Alpine Motel Apartments fire. A fire in Las Vegas, Nevada, killed six residents, making it the deadliest fire ever within the city limits.

2020

 * 18 July – A fire was deliberately set at the Nantes Cathedral in France, destroying the main organ.
 * 14 November – Piatra Neamț hospital fire in Romania, killed 10.

2021

 * 21 January – 2021 Kharkiv fire in a nursing home in Kharkiv, Ukraine, killed 15 and injured 11.
 * 29 January – Matei Balș hospital fire in Bucharest, Romania, killed 17.
 * 11 March – 2021 Cairo clothing factory fire in Egypt, killed 20 and injured 24.
 * 26 March – 2021 Mumbai hospital fire in India, killed 10.
 * 24 April – Baghdad hospital fire at the Ibn al-Khatib hospital in Baghdad, Iraq, killed at least 82.
 * 28 April – Riga hostel fire in Latvia, killed eight and injured nine.
 * 7 June – June 2021 Pune fire in India, killed at least 18.
 * 25 June – Zhecheng school fire in China, killed at least 18 and injured 16.
 * 9 July – Rupganj factory fire at a food and drink factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, killed 52 and injured 20.
 * 8 September – Tangerang prison fire in Indonesia, killed 49 and injured 72.
 * 8 September – 2021 Tetovo hospital fire in Tetovo, North Macedonia, killed 14.
 * 1 October – Constanța hospital fire in Constanța, Romania, killed 7.
 * 14 October – 2021 Kaohsiung tower fire in southern Taiwan, killed 46 and injured 41.
 * 17 December – 2021 Osaka building fire in Japan, killed 26.

2022

 * 2 January – 2022 Parliament of South Africa fire damaged the Houses of Parliament, in Cape Town.
 * 5 January – 2022 Philadelphia apartment fire (Pennsylvania), killed 12.
 * 9 January – 2022 Bronx apartment fire in New York City, killed at least 17.
 * 4 July – Fire at the historic Police Headquarters, also known as Line Barracks or Casernes Centrales, in Port Louis, Mauritius; at two separate locations of the compounds of the Special Supporting Unit (SSU) No 4, at a warehouse and then at the office premises.
 * 5 August – Fire at Mountain B night-club in Pattaya, Thailand, killed 14 people and injured 40.
 * 14 August – Giza church fire in Giza, Egypt, killed at least 41 people.
 * 6 September – 2022 Binh Duong karaoke bar fire in Vietnam, killed 33 people.
 * 16 September – Lotus Garden China Telecom Building fire in China in the Furong District of Changsha, Hunan Province.
 * 14 November – A residential fire in Navotas, Philippines, killed 5 people and injured 2.
 * 17 November – 2022 Jabalia fire in the Gaza Strip, killed 21 people.
 * 24 November – 2022 Ürümqi fire in China, killed 10 and injured nine.
 * 16 December – Vaulx-en-Velin fire in France, killed 10 and injured 14.
 * 24 December – 2022 Kemerovo nursing home fire in Russia, killed 22 and injured six.

2023

 * 2 January – New County Hotel fire in Scotland, killed three and injured 11.
 * 19 January – A fire at a military barracks in Azat, Armenia, killed 15 and injured seven.
 * 6 February – A fire in a house in Charly-sur-Marne, France, killed 8 and injured 1.
 * 3 March – Plumpang oil depot fire in Indonesia, killed 17 when an oil depot caught on fire and exploded, with the fire spreading to nearby dense residential areas.
 * 27 March – Ciudad Juárez migrant center fire in Mexico, killed 40 migrants.
 * 15 April – Dubai apartment fire in the United Arab Emirates, killed 16 and injured 9.
 * 18 April – Beijing hospital fire in China, killed 29.
 * 3 May – Brno container fire in the Czech Republic, killed 8.
 * 6 May – Yanaquihua gold mine fire in Peru, killed 27.
 * 16 May – Wellington hostel fire at Loafers Lodge in New Zealand, killed at least 6.
 * 21 May – Mahdia School Dormitory Fire in Guyana, killed at least 20 children.
 * 21-22 May – A fire at the Manila Central Post Office in the Philippines, destroyed the headquarters of the country's postal service.
 * 5 August – The Crooked House, a historic pub and former farmhouse in Staffordshire, England, was gutted by fire.
 * 31 August – Johannesburg building fire in South Africa, killed at least 73.
 * 31 August – A fire at a house also functioning as a clothing factory in Quezon City, Philippines, killed fifteen people.
 * 13 September – Hanoi building fire in Vietnam, killed at least 56.
 * 26 September – Qaraqosh wedding fire in Iraq, killed at least 113.
 * 1 October – Fonda Milagros nightclub fire in Murcia, Spain killed 13 people.
 * 3 November – Langarud drug rehabilitation centre fire in Iran, killed 32 people.
 * 16 November – Luliang building fire in China, killed 26 people.
 * 25 November – Karachi mall fire in Pakistan, killed 11 people.
 * 8 December – Erbil university fire in Iraq, killed 14 people.
 * 17 December – Conakry oil depot fire in Guinea, killed 24 people.
 * 31 December – A fire destroyed the 17th century Château du Grand-Serquigny in France.

2024

 * Brand i Børsen, set fra Ved Stranden (cropped).jpg January – Yingcai Boarding School fire in Dushu, China, killed 13.
 * 23 January – National Art Gallery of Abkhazia fire in Sukhumi, destroyed all but 150 of its 4,000 paintings.
 * 24 January – Xinyu shopping area fire in China, killed at least 39.
 * 30 January – Guizhou fire hydrant incident broke out in a resident's home in Guizhou, China, killed one.
 * 15 February – A fire at a paint factory in New Delhi, killed 11.
 * 22 February – 2024 València residential complex fire in Spain, killed 10.
 * 23 February – 2024 Nanjing building fire in China, killed 15.
 * 29 February – 2024 Dhaka Bailey Road fire in Bangladesh, killed 46.
 * 4 March – Four people were killed and 21 others injured in a fire at a nursing home in Bedburg-Hau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
 * 2 April – Gayrettepe nightclub fire in Istanbul, Turkey, killed 29.
 * 10 April – A fire at the New Lucky House in Hong Kong killed five and injured 36.
 * 16 April – Børsen fire. A fire destroyed a large part of the historic Stock Exchange Building in Copenhagen, Denmark, while the building was undergoing renovation.
 * 26 April – Porto Alegre fire. A fire at a hotel in Porto Alegre, Brazil killed ten and injured 11.
 * 22 May – A fire at an apartment in Hanoi, Vietnam, killed 14 people and injured six.
 * 25 May – Rajkot gaming zone fire. A fire at a gaming arcade in Rajkot, India killed at least 27 people.
 * 25 May – A fire at a hospital in New Delhi, India killed seven people and injured five.
 * 12 June – Mangaf building fire. A fire at a residential building housing foreign workers in Mangaf, Kuwait killed 50 people and injured 50.
 * 17 June – A fire at a house in Newnan, Georgia, killed six people, including three children.
 * 18 June – A fire at a hospital in Rasht, Iran, killed nine patients, all of whom were in the intensive care unit.
 * 24 June – Aricell battery factory fire. A fire at a factory producing lithium batteries in Hwaseong, South Korea, killed 23 people and injured eight.
 * 24 June – A fire at an eight-storey office building in Fryazino, Russia, killed eight people and injured three.
 * 7 July –  A fire at a nursing home in Treinta y Tres, Uruguay, killed 10 people.
 * 17 July –  A fire at a shopping centre in Zigong, China, killed 16 people.