| Top 10 Costliest Large-Loss Fires, 2019 (1) |
($ millions)
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| Rank |
State |
Month |
Type of facility |
Estimated loss |
| 1 |
Texas |
November |
Petrochemical plant |
$1,100.0 |
| 2 |
California |
October |
Wildfire |
383.8 |
| 3 |
California |
June |
Restaurant |
36.0 |
| 4 |
California |
June |
Helicopter |
30.0 |
| 4 |
Texas |
July |
Power generation plant |
30.0 |
| 5 |
Ohio |
February |
Shipboard fire (In port for repairs) |
25.0 |
| 6 |
California |
October |
Wildfire |
20.5 |
| 6 |
Tennessee |
September |
Metal refining |
20.5 |
| 7 |
North Carolina |
April |
Coffee shop gas explosion and fire |
20.0 |
| 7 |
Massachusetts |
March |
Manufacturing |
20.0 |
(1) Large-loss fires of $20 million or more in 2019.
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: National Fire Protection Association www.nfpa.org. |
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