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What Is the Deadliest Wildfire in History?: Media

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Peshtigo fire of 1871
Forest fires that had been burning for several days and destroyed hundreds of square...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski

Interactives

Deadliest wildfires in recorded history
An interactive map showing several of the most deadly wildfires in history. Hover...
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc./Kenny Chmielewski