Top 10 Most Devastating Fires in History

Name: Top 10 Most Devastating Fires in History
Uploaded: 2026-09-25T03:57:56-04:00
Description: Some of the worst natural disasters in recorded history have been fires – wildfires, bushfires, forest fires, building fires, etc. Destructive fires like the 2007 California Wildfires, the Great Fire of Rome or the Fort McMurray Wildfire have proved to be some of the biggest fires ever. WatchMojo counts down ten of the most famous in history.

VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton

Script written by Robert Loubier.

Some of the worst natural disasters in recorded history have been fires – wildfires, bushfires, forest fires, building fires, etc. Destructive fires like the 2007 California Wildfires, the Great Fire of Rome or the Fort McMurray Wildfire have proved to be some of the biggest fires ever. WatchMojo counts down ten of the most famous in history.

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#10: 2007 California Wildfires
#9: Great Chicago Fire
#8: 2016 Fort McMurray Wildfire
#7: Great Hinckley Fire
#6: Black Saturday Bushfires
#5: Great Fire of 1910
#4: Great Fire of London
#3: Great Fire of Rome
#2: Cloquet Fire
#1: Peshtigo Fire

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