| Top 10 Most Costly Large-Loss Fires, 2014 |
($ millions)
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| Rank |
Month |
State |
Type of facility |
Estimated loss |
| 1 |
September |
California |
Pier |
$100.2 |
| 2 |
October |
Kansas |
Airport flight safety building |
61.5 |
| 3 |
March |
Texas |
Apartment building under construction |
50.0 |
| 4 |
March |
California |
Apartment building under construction |
41.0 |
| 5 |
March |
Iowa |
Meatpacking plant |
30.0 |
| 6 |
May |
California |
Wildland/urban complex |
29.8 |
| 7 |
December |
California |
Apartment building under construction |
27.1 |
| 8 |
June |
California |
Yacht |
25.1 |
| 9 |
December |
Wisconsin |
Cheese storage and manufacturing |
25.0 |
| 10 |
August |
South Carolina |
Gas distribution plant |
25.0 |
Source: Reproduced with permission from Large-Loss Fires in the United States, 2014 by Stephen G. Badger, ©National Fire Protection Association. www.nfpa.org/research/reports-and-statistics. |
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