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GEOGRAPHY
Physical - Natural Disasters
Worst Wildfires by Death Toll
This list features the worst wildfires in history based on the number of fatalities.
RANK | WILDFIRE | LOCATION | DEATH TOLL | YEAR |
1 | Cloquet Fire | United States | 1,000 | 1918 |
2 | Sumatra & Kalimantan Forest Fires | Indonesia | 240 | 1997 |
3 | Black Dragon Fire | China | 191 | 1987 |
4 | Black Saturday Bushfires | Australia | 180 | 2009 |
5 | Cleveland East Ohio Gas Explosion & Fire | United States | 121 | 1944 |
6 | Attica Wildfire | Greece | 100 | 2018 |
7 | Kabylia Fires | Algeria | 90 | 2021 |
8 | Camp Fire | United States | 88 | 2018 |
9 | Landes Forest Fire | France | 80 | 1949 |
10 | Ash Wednesday Bushfire | Australia | 75 | 1983 |
References
Statista. (n.d.). Death toll due to wildfires. [online] Available at: https://www.statista.com/statistics/267801/death-toll-due-to-wildfires/#:~:text [Accessed 6 Jul. 2025].
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