List of historic fires
Before the 20th century, fires were a major hazard to urban areas and the cause of massive amounts of damage to cities. Following is a list of major historical fires: Great Fire of Rome[?] - 64 Great Fire of London - 1666 Great Chicago Fire - 1871 Peshtigo, Wisconsin[?] - 1871 - the largest forest fire in United States history, overshadowed by the Chicago fire, which occurred on the same day San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906 Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire - 1911 Reichstag fire - 1933 Cocoanut Grove fire - this fire in a Boston nightclub in 1942 killed 492 people and led to reform of the fire codes. King's Cross fire - 1987