| Top 10 Costliest Large-Loss Fires, 2020 (1) |
($ millions)
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| Rank |
State |
Month |
Type of facility |
Estimated loss |
| 1 |
August |
California |
"Siege" wildfires (2) |
$4,200.0 |
| 2 |
July |
California |
Navy ship under repair |
3,000.0 |
| 3 |
June |
California |
Online sales warehouse |
300.0 |
| 4 |
August |
Minnesota |
Hotel under construction |
80.0 |
| 5 |
February |
Georgia |
Apartments under construction |
61.0 |
| 6 |
January |
New Jersey |
Apartments under construction |
51.9 |
| 7 |
May |
North Carolina |
Manufacturing, special equipment |
50.0 |
| 8 |
May |
Ohio |
Apartments under construction |
26.1 |
| 9 |
July |
Massachusetts |
Cold storage warehouse |
25.0 |
| 10 |
February |
Alaska |
Village school building |
20.0 |
(1) Large-loss fires of $20 million or more in 2020.
(2) Includes multiple wildfires.
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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