2000s 2000 • March 29Tiantang cinema fire in
Jiaozuo, Henan, China, killed 74. • June 23
Childers Palace Backpackers Hostel fire in
Queensland, Australia, killed 15 in arson attack. • June 30Fireworks factory fire,
Guangdong, China, killed 36. • November 11
Kaprun disaster, 155 people killed in a fire in a funicular train • December 25
Luoyang Christmas fire in Henan, China, killed 309. • August 17
Manor Hotel fire in
Quezon City, Philippines, killed 74. • September 1
Myojo 56 building fire in Tokyo, Japan, killed 44 by arson. • September 11
September 11 attacks: Two airliners were deliberately flown into the
World Trade Center in New York City, causing significant structural damage while also lighting multiple floors of the Twin Towers on fire. Both towers
lasted less than two hours after being struck. The attacks caused several surrounding buildings, including
7 World Trade Center, to also catch fire. 2,606 people died at the World Trade Center site.
The Pentagon, in
Arlington, Virginia, was hit by another airliner that day, suffering a fire and partial collapse that killed 125 in the building. • November 24
Canecão Mineiro nightclub fire in
Belo Horizonte, Brazil, killed seven. • December 21
Cathedral of St. John the Divine in
New York City caught fire. • December 24
Woodbine Building Supply fire in
Toronto, Canada. Arsonists set fire to the building in an insurance fraud scheme; one of the arsonists died when the building exploded. • 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 26Shreejee International footwear factory fire in
Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, killed 42. • July 9Heppi 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 2Sidi Moussa prison fire in
El Jadida, Morocco, killed 50. • December 1La Guajira 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 26Greenwood 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 25Nursing home fire in
Nashville, Tennessee, killed 16. • November 11
2003 Hengyang fire in China, killed 20. • November 24'''
2003 Peoples' Friendship University of Russia fire''' in Moscow, Russia, killed 44.
2004 • January 23
Srirangam marriage hall fire in
Srirangam, India, killed 64. • February 16Zhongbai 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 5The Bauges Riding school fire in
Lescheraines, France, killed 9. • 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 2
Harrow Court fire in
Stevenage, England, killed two firefighters. • February 12–13
Windsor Tower fire in
Madrid, Spain, caused the building to partially collapse and injured seven. • March 7
Higüey Prison fire in the Dominican Republic, killed 134. • July 11
Ukhta, Russia, shopping mall fire, caused by arson, killed 25 and injured 15. • September 5
Beni Suef Cultural Palace fire in Egypt, killed 46. • October 27A 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 12Liaoyang City Central Hospital fire in
Liaoyang, Jilin, China, killed 39.
2006 • February 24KTS Composite Textile factory fire in
Chittagong, Bangladesh, killed 85 and injured 63. • March 5Edificio 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 nine and injured 18. • December 9 A fire in a hospital in
Moscow, Russia, killed 45. • December 25Fire at a store in
Ormoc, Philippines, killed 25.
2007 • March 19Nursing 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
2008 Icheon fire in
Icheon,
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, killed 40. • February 10
2008 Namdaemun fire in
Seoul, South Korea, seriously damaged the 14th century structure. • April 4Historic
Quebec City Armoury roof and interior destroyed by fire in
Quebec, Canada. • April 25Four-story Rosamor Furniture factory fire in Lissasfa,
Casablanca, Morocco, killed 55. • May 28Historic
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 1Video Parlour Cats fire by arsonist in
Nanba,
Osaka, Japan, killed 16. • 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 49. • June 30Fire in a furnished hotel in
Asnières, France, killed 6 and injured 18. • 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 4Medan karaoke bar fire in
Medan, Indonesia, killed 20.
2010s 2010 • March 29Stephen Court historic building fire in
Kolkata, India, killed at least 42. • April 6
Shirley Towers fire in
Southampton, England, killed two firefighters. • 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 in
Chile killed at least 81 inmates in the country's deadliest prison incident. • December 14A fire at a factory in
Dhaka, Bangladesh owned by
Ha-meem Group, killed 25 and injured 100. • December 17A fire in
Provo, Utah destroyed the historic
Provo Tabernacle in a 4-alarm fire. • December 19A fire at a pension house in
Tuguegarao, Philippines, killed 16.
2011 • August 25
2011 Monterrey casino attack. An arson attack on a casino in
Monterrey, Mexico committed by the
Los Zetas drug cartel, killed 52 people. • 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 –
2011 AMRI Hospital fire. 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 19A massive fire swept through a market in
Tegucigalpa,
Honduras, destroying between 500 and 1800 stalls, injured 11. • June 26A fire in a market in Moscow, Russia, killed 17 migrant workers. • May 6Explosions 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. • May 28
2012 Villaggio Mall fire. A fire at a mall in
Doha, Qatar, killed 19. • 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 23An 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. • November 26A fire a workshop for disabled people in
Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, killed 14.
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
2013 Kolkata market fire. A fire in Surya Sen Market,
Kolkata, India, killed 18. • April 17
West Fertilizer Company explosion in Texas, 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 away were broken. • April 26
2013 Moscow psychiatric hospital fire in Russia, killed 38. • June 3
Jilin Baoyuanfeng poultry plant fire in ,
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 13A fire at a psychiatric hospital in Luka,
Novgorod Oblast, Russia, killed 37.
2014 • January 23'''
L'Isle-Verte nursing home fire'''. A fire in a nursing home in
Quebec, Canada, killed 32. • February 8
2014 Medina hotel fire. A fire at a hotel in
Medina, Saudi Arabia, killed 15 and injured 130. • May 23The main building of the
Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, considered the masterpiece of designer
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, was severely damaged by fire. • May 28A 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 on fire • March 11
2015 Kazan Shopping Center fire. A fire in Russia killed 17 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 30A massive fire at a factory in
Sokolniki District, Moscow, Russia, killed 12. • April 10
Puttingal temple fire. A fireworks accident at the
Puttingal Temple in
Paravur, India, killed 111. • August 6
2016 Rouen fire. A fire at a birthday party at the Cuba Libre pub in
Rouen, France, killed 14. • August 10A 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 3A fire at the
Kaliti Prison during a suspected attempted jailbreak killed at least 23 during the
2016 Ethiopian protests. • November 2A 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 26A 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, high
tower block of
public housing flats in
North Kensington, London, England. It killed 72. • 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. • October 12
Goethe Tower in Frankfurt/Main, Hesse, Germany burnt down • 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. • December 29
Kamala Mills fire. A fire killed 14 people and injured 55 at two rooftop restobars in
Mumbai, India.
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 23A 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
Valencia, Venezuela, killed 68. • April 23A suspected arson attack at a karaoke lounge in southern China killed 18 and injured five. were destroyed in a 2018 fire. • June 15The
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. • June 28A fire at a market in
Nairobi, Kenya, killed 15 and injured 70. • 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
ToNiePokój escape room fire. A fire at an
escape room in
Koszalin, Poland, killed 5 teenagers and injured an adult employee. The fire is believed to have been caused by leaking gas cylinders. • February 5A 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
2019 Delhi hotel fire. 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. • May 24
2019 Surat fire. A fire in a commercial complex in
Surat, India, killed 22. • July 18
Kyoto Animation arson attack. A man poured gasoline and ignited it at a
Kyoto Animation studio, killed 35. • August 27
Coatzacoalcos nightclub fire. Gang members set a nightclub in
Coatzacoalcos, Mexico on fire after barricading the exits, killed 28. • September 12A fire started in an electric generator behind the
intensive care unit of a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killed 14 patients due • September 18A 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, 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 31A fire at the
Shuri Castle led to the loss of all seven key buildings of the castle in
Naha,
Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. • December 8
2019 Delhi factory fire. A fire in
New Delhi, India, killed 43. • 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.
2020s 2020 • 19 JanuaryA fire at a home for mentally disabled people in
Vejprty, Czech Republic, killed eight and injured 30. • 18 JulyA fire was deliberately set at the
Nantes Cathedral in France, destroying the main organ. • 8 August
Bohumín arson attack in the Czech Republic, killed 11. • 9 August
2020 Vijayawada fire in a
COVID-19 facility in India, killed 11 and injured 22. • 20 August
Srisailam hydroelectric power plant fire in India, killed 9. • 14 November
Piatra Neamț hospital fire in Romania, killed 10. • 19 December
Gaziantep hospital fire in Turkey, killed 9.
2021 • 21 January
2021 Kharkiv fire in Ukraine, killed 15 and injured 11. • 21 JanuaryA fire at a house in
Exeter, England killed four people including two children and injured two others. • 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 MarchA fire at a hospital in
Mumbai, India, killed 10. • 23 April
Virar hospital fire in India, killed 13. • 24 April
Baghdad hospital fire in 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 North Macedonia, killed 14. • 1 October
Constanța hospital fire in
Constanța, Romania, killed 7. • 14 October
2021 Kaohsiung tower fire in Taiwan, killed 46 and injured 41. • 8 November
Maradi school fire in Niger, killed 26. • 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. • 23 January Fireworks in a nightclub caused a fire that left 16 dead in
Yaoundé,
Cameroon. • 13 May
2022 Delhi fire in India, killed 27. • 9 June
Daegu office fire in Korea, killed seven. • 4 JulyFire 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
Mountain B nightclub fire in
Pattaya, Thailand, killed 20 people and injured 35. • 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 '''''' in China in the
Furong District of
Changsha,
Hunan Province. • 2 October
2022 Bhadohi fire in
Uttar Pradesh, India, killed 17. • 14 NovemberA residential fire in
Navotas, Philippines, killed 5 people and injured 2. • 17 November
2022 Jabalia fire in the
Gaza Strip, killed 21 people. • 21 November
2022 Anyang factory fire in China, killed 38 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 JanuaryA fire at a military barracks in
Azat, Armenia, killed 15 and injured seven. • 6 FebruaryA 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 AprilAn apartment fire in
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, killed 16 and injured 9. • 18 April
Beijing hospital fire in China, killed 29. • 21 AprilA restaurant fire in
Madrid killed 3 and injured 20. • 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 MayA fire at the
Manila Central Post Office in the Philippines, destroyed the headquarters of the country's postal service. • 4 JuneA historic building situated on
Huty Julia 10 in
Bytom was set ablaze. • 21 JuneA fire at the
Paris American Academy fashion school in France killed one and injured 50. • 5 August
The Crooked House, a historic pub and former farmhouse in
Staffordshire, England, was gutted by fire. • 9 AugustA fire at a
gîte housing mentally disabled people on holiday in
Wintzenheim, France, killed 11. • 31 August
Johannesburg building fire in South Africa, killed at least 73. • 31 AugustA 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. • 25 NovemberA restaurant fire at the
Syrian House building in
Paris killed three and injured eight. • 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 • 1 JanuaryA fire at a New Year's party inside a bar in
Graz, Austria, killed one person and severely injured 21 others. • 4 JanuaryA fire at a hospital in
Uelzen,
Lower Saxony, Germany, killed five patients and injured 22 others, including six seriously. • 19 January
Yingcai Boarding School fire in China killed 13. • 23 January
National Art Gallery of Abkhazia fire in
Sukhumi destroyed all but 150 of its 4,000 paintings. • 24 January'''''' in China killed at least 39. • 30 January'''''' in China killed one. • 6 FebruaryA fire at a fireworks factory in
Harda,
Madhya Pradesh, India, killed 11 people and injured 150 others. • 10 February
Chinon Nuclear Power Plant firein France caused two nuclear reactors to shut down. • 12 February
Oceana Waterpark fire in Sweden killed one person, injured 22 others, caused the evacuation of a nearby hotel and office facilities and destroyed the waterpark. • 15 FebruaryA 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 MarchFour 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 Turkey killed 29. • 10 AprilA fire at the
New Lucky House in
Hong Kong killed five and injured 36. • 4 AprilA fire at a 39-story residential apartment building in
Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates, killed five people and injured 44 others. • 16 April
Børsen fire in Denmark destroyed a large part of the historic
Stock Exchange Building in
Copenhagen while the building was undergoing renovation. • 20 AprilA fuel depot in
Kardymovsky District, Russia, was set on fire by a
Ukrainian drone attack. • 26 April
2024 Porto Alegre fire in Brazil killed 10 and injured 11. • 2 May '''''' • 22 MayA fire at an apartment in
Hanoi, Vietnam, killed 14 people and injured six. • 25 May
2024 Rajkot gaming zone fire in India killed 27 people. • 25 MayA fire at a hospital in
New Delhi, India killed seven people and injured five. • 12 June
2024 Mangaf building fire in
Kuwait killed 50 people and injured 50. • 17 JuneA fire at a house in
Newnan, Georgia, killed six people, including three children. • 18 JuneA 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 in South Korea killed 23 people and injured eight. • 24 JuneA fire at an eight-storey office building in
Fryazino, Russia, killed eight people and injured three. • 29 JuneA fire at a dormitory building in
Moscow Oblast, Russia, killed five people. • 29 JuneA fire at a fireworks warehouse in
Zamboanga City,
Philippines, caused an explosion, damaged houses and killed five people and injured 38 others. • 7 JulyA fire at a nursing home in
Treinta y Tres, Uruguay, killed 10 people. • 11 July
Rouen Cathedral fire in France damaged the spire. • 17 JulyA fire at a shopping centre in
Zigong, China, killed 16 people. • 2 AugustA fire in a five-storey building in
Manila, Philippines, killed 11 people. • 21 August
Atchutapuram pharmaceutical factory explosion in India killed 18 people and injured 41 others. • 21 AugustA house fire in
Bradford, England, killed four people, including three children, and injured one other. • 22 AugustA fire at a hotel in
Bucheon, South Korea, killed seven people and injured 12 others. • 26 August
Freshwater Road fire. A fire at a block of flats in
Dagenham,
London. • 5 September A fire at a primary school in
Nyeri County, Kenya killed at least 21 students and injured 27. • 29 September
2024 Conyers BioLab fire in the United States, resulted in shelter-in-place restrictions being emitted for 90,000 residents across several Georgia counties. • 3 October Nine people were killed in a fire at the
Antai Tian-Sheng Memorial Hospital in
Pingtung County,
Taiwan. • 28 October
2024 Nileshwar temple fireworks disaster in India killed four people. • 15 NovemberTen people were killed in a fire at a nursing home in
Villafranca de Ebro, Spain. • 15 NovemberTen infants were killed in a fire at the neonatal ward of a hospital in
Jhansi, India. • 13 DecemberA fire at a private elderly care centre in
Amman, Jordan, killed six people and injured five others. • 18 DecemberAn arson attack at a cafe in
Hanoi, Vietnam, killed 11 people and injured two others. • 19 DecemberA fire at a food-processing building in
Taichung, Taiwan, killed nine people. • 30 DecemberA fire at a hotel in
Bangkok, Thailand, killed three and injured seven others.
2025 • 4 JanuaryA fire at a vegetable market in
Zhangjiakou, China, killed eight people and injured 15. • 11 January
Most restaurant explosion in the Czech Republic killed seven people and injured seven others. • 20 JanuaryAn arson attack at a retirement home in
Belgrade,
Serbia, killed eight people and injured seven others. • 21 January
2025 Kartalkaya hotel fire in Turkey killed 78 people and injured 51 others. • 21 JanuaryA tank containing a highly flammable substance at the
Port of Barcelona in Spain exploded and caused a fire, killing one person and injuring several others including one critically. • 1 FebruaryA fire in a retirement home in
Bouffémont, France, killed three people and injured nine others. • 5 FebruaryA fire at an Islamic school in
Kaura Namoda, Nigeria killed at least 17 children and injured at least 17 others. • 14 FebruaryA fire at a resort construction site in
Busan, South Korea, killed six people and injured 25 others. • 27 FebruaryA fire at a three-story residential building in
Quezon City, Philippines, killed eight people and injured one. • 6 March
2025 Arnhem city fire in the Netherlands destroyed a block of shops and upstairs apartments in the historic city center. • 16 March
Kočani nightclub fire in North Macedonia killed 61 people and injured 196. • 27 MarchA fire at a hotel in
Uludağ, Turkey, killed two people including alpine skier
Berkin Usta, and injured four others. • 1 April
2025 Gujarat factory fire in India killed 21 people. • 8 April A fire at a nursing home in
Chengde, China, killed 20 people. • 29 April
2025 Liaoyang restaurant fire in China killed 22 people. • 29 April A fire at the Rituraj Hotel in
Kolkata, India, killed 14 people. • 11 May A fire at a four-story apartment building in
Milwaukee, United States, killed five people and injured three others. • 18 May
2025 Gulzar Houz fire in India killed 17 people. • 20 May '''''' A 27-year-old man set fire to a textile factory in
Pingshan,
Sichuan, China injuring a staff member, with authorities attributing the attack to psychological issues and denying rumors of a wage dispute. • 30 June
Telangana chemical factory explosion in India killed 44 people and injured 33. • 1 June A fire at a drug rehabilitation center in
San José Iturbide, Mexico, killed 12 people. • 5 June A fire at a apartment building in
Rheims, France, killed four people. • 9 June A fire at an apartment building in
Laon, France, killed two firefighters. • 7 July
Ramses Exchange fire in Egypt killed four people and injured 27, in addition to causing a reduction in nationwide connectivity levels. • 13 July
2025 Fall River assisted-living fire in
Massachusetts, United States, killed 10 people and injured 30. • 16 July
2025 Kut shopping mall fire in Iraq killed 61. • 28 July A fire at a holiday home for disabled people in
Montmoreau, France, killed three people. • 10 August A fire at a house in
Waldorf, United States, killed six people. • 16 September A fire at the seven-storey Afriland Towers in
Lagos, Nigeria, killed 10 people. • 14 October
2025 Dhaka garment factory fire in Bangladesh killed 16 people. • 1 November
2025 Hermosillo convenience store fire in Mexico killed 24 people and injured 12. • 4 November
Tuzla retirement home fire in Bosnia and Herzegovina killed at least 17 people and injured over 35, including firefighters. • 8 November A fire at a perfume depot in
Dilovası, Turkey, killed six people and injured one. • 26 November
Wang Fuk Court fire in Hong Kong killed at least 160. • 30 November A fire at a house in
Neuves-Maisons, France, killed five. • 4 December A fire at a restaurant in
Huancane, Peru, killed 10. • 6 December
2025 Arpora nightclub fire in India killed 25. • 9 December
2025 Terra Drone Building fire in Indonesia killed 22. • 9 December
2025 Shantou residential fire in China killed 12. • 15 December A explosion in a small apartment building caused by a suicide by gas, in
Trévoux, France, killed three. • 28 December A fire at a retirement home in
Manado, Indonesia, killed 16.
2026 • 1 January
2026 Vondelkerk fire in the Netherlands completely destroyed the building. • 1 January
2026 Crans-Montana bar fire in Switzerland killed 41. • 17 January
2026 Gul Plaza Shopping Mall fire in Pakistan killed 79. • 25 January
2026 Kasongan Market fire in Indonesia destroyed at least 15–17 buildings, affecting at least 374 people. • 26 January A fire at a food factory near
Trikala,
Greece, killed five. • 29 January A fire at an assisted living facility in
Ostend,
Belgium, killed two. • 30 January A fire at a restaurant in
Kolkata, India, killed 25. • 13 February A fire at a residential building in
Budakeszi,
Hungary, killed three and injured 22. • 16 February A fire at a five-story apartment building in
Manlleu,
Catalonia,
Spain, killed five and injured five. • 17 February A fire at the historic Teatro Sannazaro in
Naples, Italy, severely damaged the theatre and injured some people. • 8 March –
Union Street fire in
Scotland destroyed the Union Corner building. • 16 March – A fire at a hospital in
Cuttack, India, killed 10. • 17 March – A fire at an oil refinery in
Dos Bocas, Mexico, killed five. • 20 March –
2026 Daejeon factory fire in South Korea killed 14. • 7 April –
2026 Kimberly-Clark distribution center fire in Ontario, California. • 15 April – A fire at the
Geelong Oil Refinery in
Victoria, Australia, caused serious disruptions in the country's fuel supply. • 28 April – A fire at a construction site in
Moscow, Russia, killed seven and injured 13. ==See also==