| Top 10 Costliest Large-Loss Fires, 2022 (1) |
($ millions)
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| Rank |
State |
Month |
Type of facility |
Estimated loss |
| 1 |
Kansas |
April |
Gas distribution system building |
$200.0 |
| 2 |
California |
July |
Wildfire/urban interface |
200.0 |
| 3 |
Oregon |
February |
Food processing plant |
100.0 |
| 4 |
Michigan |
February |
Country club |
80.0 |
| 5 |
California |
September |
Wildfire/urban interface |
75.0 |
| 6 |
Oklahoma |
February |
Apartment building under construction |
65.2 |
| 7 |
Utah |
October |
Apartment building under construction |
55.0 |
| 8 |
Ohio |
May |
Natural gas plant |
45.0 |
| 9 |
California |
April |
Food processing facility |
45.0 |
| 10 |
Illinois |
February |
Document storage warehouse |
38.0 |
(1) Large-loss fires of $20 million or more in 2022.
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 2022 by Stephen G. Badger, ©2024 National Fire Protection Association www.nfpa.org. |
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