Historic Fires of the U.S.
HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
Serving Hilltown, Hatfield, and New Britian Townships
HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY
Serving Hilltown, Hatfield, and New Britian Townships
The fires listed below are considered some of the most historic
fires that changed the fire service. These fires are credited with
changing the fire codes and fire department operations that we
use today.
Iroquois Theater Fire-Chicago, Illinois
602-People were killed  on December 30, 1903
The deadliest nightclub fire recorded in the US and second deadliest
building fire in the US per NFPA

Rhoads Theater Fire-Boyertown, Pa
170 people killed on January 13,1908
Ninth deadliest building fire in the US per NFPA

Triangle Shirtwaist Factory-New York, New York
146 women were killed on March 25, 1911
Fourteenth deadliest building fire in the US per NFPA

Rhythm Night Club Fire-Natchez, Mississippi
209 African-American party goers were killed on April 23, 1940
Seventh deadliest building fire in the US per NFPA

Cocoanut Grove Fire-Boston, Mass.
492 people were killed  on November 28, 1942
Second deadliest nightclub fire in the US as well as the third deadliest
building fire in the US per NFPA

Hartford Circus Fire-Hartford, Connecticut
168 people were killed on July 6, 1944
Tenth deadliest building fire in the US per NFPA
(Tied with Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building)

Our Lady of the Angels School Fire-Chicago, Illinois
92 children and 3 nuns were killed on December 1, 1958
Nineteenth deadliest fire int he US per NFPA

Golden Age Nursing Home Fire-Fitchville, Ohio
63 elderly people were killed on November 22, 1963

Beverly Hills Supper Club fire-Southgate, Kentucky
165 people killed on May 28, 1977
Twelfth deadliest building fire in the US per NFPA

MGM Grand Hotel-Las Vegas, Nevada
84 people killed on November 21, 1980

Happy Land Social Club-Bronx, New York
87 people killed on March 25, 1990
Twentieth deadliest building fire in the US per NFPA

Worcester Cold Storage-Worcester, Mass.
6 firefighters killed while battling this blaze, 1999

The Station nightclub Fire-West Warwick, Rhode Island
100 people killed on February 20, 2003
Eighteenth deadliest building fire in the US per NFPA


NFPA's deadliest building fire statistics
Iroquios
Theater
fire
victims
loaded
into a
horse
drawn
ambulance
MGM Grand Hotel
"Jumpers" of the
Triangle shirtwaist fire
Rhoads Opera House
Boyertown, Pa 1908
Frontpage
of the
Chicago
American
Newspaper
mourning
the victims
of Our Lady
of the
Angles
school Fire
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