| Top 10 Costliest Large-Loss Fires, 2024 (1) |
($ millions)
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| Rank |
State |
Month |
Type of facility |
Estimated loss |
| 1 |
California |
July |
Wildfire/urban interface |
$500.0 |
| 2 |
Minnesota |
November |
Manufacturing plant |
85.0 |
| 3 |
Florida |
January |
Mixed-use building under construction |
60.0 |
| 4 |
Kansas |
March |
Meat packing plant |
55.0 |
| 5 |
California |
July |
Wildfire/urban interface |
33.3 |
| 6 |
Kansas |
October |
Public storage building |
30.3 |
| 7 |
Ohio |
March |
Cargo ship |
30.0 |
| 8 |
California |
November |
Warehouse |
26.0 |
| 9 |
California |
March |
Vacant packing plant |
22.0 |
| 10 |
California |
September |
Apartment building under construction |
21.0 |
(1) Large-loss fires of $20 million or more in 2024.
Note: Loss data shown here may differ from figures shown elsewhere for the same event due to differences in the date of publication, the geographical area covered and other criteria used by organizations collecting the data.
Source: Reproduced with permission from Large-Loss Fires and Explosions in the United States in 2024 by Stephen G. Badger, ©2025 National Fire Protection Association www.nfpa.org. |
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