10 deadliest fires

10. Miramichi Fire

• estimated number of victims: 160
• date: October 7, 1825
• country: Canada
• burned area: 1,600,000 ha

9. Black Saturday bushfires

• estimated number of victims: 173
• date: February 7, 2009
• country: Australia
• burned area: 450,000 ha

8. Black Dragon Fire

• estimated number of victims: 191
• date: May 1, 1987
• countries: China and USSR
• burned area: 1,000,000 ha

7. Matheson Fire

• estimated number of victims: 223
• date: July 29, 1916
• country: Canada
• burned area: 200,000 ha

6. Indonesian forest fires

• estimated number of victims: 240
• date: September 1, 1997
• country: Indonesia

5. Thumb Fire

• estimated number of victims: 282
• date: September 5, 1881
• country: United States
• burned area: 400,000 ha

4. Great Hinckley Fire

• estimated number of victims: 418
• date: September 1, 1894
• country: United States
• burned area: 81,000 ha

3. Cloquet Fire

• estimated number of victims: 453
• date: October 12, 1918
• country: United States
• burned area: 100,000 ha

2. Kursha-2 Fire

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• estimated number of victims: 1,200
• date: August 3, 1936
• country: USSR

1. Peshtigo Fire

• estimated number of victims: 1,500
• date: October 8, 1871
• country: United States
• burned area: 490,000 ha