view gallery |  The Fire of the Bazar de la Charité - Paris, France
in Famous Fires [E] The fire at the Charity Bazaar took place in Paris in the 8th arrondissement May 4, 1897.
[F] L'incendie du Bazar de la Charité à eu lieu à Paris dans le 8ème arrondissement le 4 mai 1897. posted by: Chickilim location: Île-de-France, France date approved: 4/6/2015 last visited: 4/8/2015 |
view gallery |  2007 Avalon Fire - Avalon, CA
in Famous Fires A plaque about a fire on Catalina Island. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date approved: 1/8/2015 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Havens & Geddes Fire - Terre Haute, IN
in Famous Fires That corner where Havens & Geddes once stood is now occupied by the Terre Haute Transit Utility bus transfer center. posted by: YoSam. location: Indiana date approved: 12/24/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Oil Fires on the Hill - Signal Hill, CA
in Famous Fires A plaque that explains the many famous fires that occurred on this very spot, due to the oil fields. posted by: bluesnote location: California date approved: 12/15/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Tides - Bodega Bay, CA
in Famous Fires A fire at The Tides from the 1960s. posted by: saopaulo1 location: California date approved: 10/8/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Great Fire of 1725 - Horb, Germany, BW
in Famous Fires There was a great fire in the year 1725. This fire burned down a huge part of the houses around the marketplace of Horb, Germany, Baden-Württemberg. posted by: Tante.Hossi location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany date approved: 8/7/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  First Baptist Church - Phoenix, AZ
in Famous Fires One of Phoenix's oldest churches was gutted by fire in 1984. posted by: jennyanykind location: Arizona date approved: 7/14/2014 last visited: 2/15/2014 |
view gallery |  Crescent City Fire 1970 - Crescent City, IL
in Famous Fires On Father's Day, June 22, 1970, a train derailed in the small town of Crescent City, Illinois. Several tanker cars of propane exploded, destroying most of downtown and many homes. This memorial is beside Hwy 24 and the railroad. posted by: silverquill location: Illinois date approved: 7/9/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Bradford City Football Club - Bradford, UK
in Famous Fires The main stand of the Bradford City stadium was burnt to the ground during the club's last match of the season on 11th May 1985. posted by: dtrebilc location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom date approved: 6/30/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Mizpah Hotel - Reno, NV
in Famous Fires This fire memorial is located at the corner of Lake and E 2nd Streets in downtown Reno, NV. posted by: thebeav69 location: Nevada date approved: 6/17/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Russellville Fire of 1906 - Russellville, Ar.
in Famous Fires This metal marker is located on the north facade of a building located at 302 West Main in Russellville, Ar. posted by: iconions location: Arkansas date approved: 4/22/2014 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Sintra Mountain Range Famous Fire - Sintra, Portugal
in Famous Fires The famous fire of Sintra. posted by: RuiJSDuarte location: Lisboa, Portugal date approved: 3/16/2014 last visited: 1/5/2008 |
view gallery |  The Great Fire - Skaneateles, NY
in Famous Fires Fire removed 13 building in a growing town. posted by: YoSam. location: New York date approved: 1/28/2014 last visited: 1/28/2014 |
view gallery |  1929 Rossland Fire - Rossland, BC
in Famous Fires The 1929 fire was the third and last major fire that Rossland experienced in the former part of the twentieth century. posted by: BK-Hunters location: British Columbia, Canada date approved: 1/26/2014 last visited: 5/3/2014 |
view gallery |  U.S. Capitol - Washington, D.C.
in Famous Fires The U.S. Capitol was partially destroyed during the burning of Washington from the British in the war of 1812. posted by: bluesnote location: District of Columbia date approved: 12/10/2013 last visited: 8/23/2014 |
view gallery |  Fire at Eglise Saint-Francois, Ile d'Orleans, Quebec
in Famous Fires Historically significant Saint-Francois was nearly fully destroyed by fire in 1988. Historiquement significatif Saint-François a été presque entièrement détruit par un incendie en 1988. posted by: Trail Blaisers location: Québec, Canada date approved: 12/5/2013 last visited: 8/16/2014 |
view gallery |  Prague Exhibition Grounds - Prague, Czech Republic
in Famous Fires The left wing of the Industrial Palace (Prumyslový palác) – central building of the Prague Exhibition Grounds (Výstavište) was destroyed by fire on October 16, 2008. posted by: ToRo61 location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia date approved: 10/5/2013 last visited: 9/7/2013 |
view gallery |  The Fountain Fire - Round Mountain, CA
in Famous Fires Located at the Hillcrest Rest Area, this old fountain is now just a memorial. posted by: ChapterhouseInc location: California date approved: 9/22/2013 last visited: 9/11/2013 |
view gallery |  2010 Gas Pipeline Explosion - San Bruno, California
in Famous Fires On September 9, 2010, a PG&E gas pipeline exploded in the Crestmoor residential neighborhood, killing 8 people and leveling 35 nearby homes. posted by: DougK location: California date approved: 9/9/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Pioneer Hotel Fire 1970, Tucson, AZ
in Famous Fires The Pioneer hotel fire occurred Dec. 20, 1970, and was full because of a corporate Christmas party taking place. posted by: Poehunters location: Arizona date approved: 8/2/2013 last visited: 8/11/2013 |
view gallery |  Trinity Church - NYC, NY
in Famous Fires x posted by: Metro2 location: New York date approved: 7/28/2013 last visited: 4/26/2014 |
view gallery |  Survivor's Rock
in Famous Fires Site where several CCC boys fighting the Pepper Hill wildfire were able to survive while eight other boys nearby did not. posted by: RedBat location: Pennsylvania date approved: 7/16/2013 last visited: 5/21/2012 |
view gallery |  Altes Zollhaus - Augst, BL, Switzerland
in Famous Fires The 350 years old former toll house in Augst was almost completely destroyed by arson in 2008. Three people were killed in this attack. posted by: fi67 location: Switzerland date approved: 7/6/2013 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Gran Teatre del Liceu - Barcelona, Spain
in Famous Fires "The Gran Teatre del Liceu was built in 1847 and is a unique cultural facility in Barcelona and one of Europe’s leading opera houses. he building was destroyed by fire in 1994 and reopened in 1999 after a magnificent reconstruction. posted by: razalas location: Cataluña, Spain date approved: 6/10/2013 last visited: 11/7/2014 |
view gallery |  Wetzel Building - Yreka, CA
in Famous Fires This historical marker mentioning Yreka's great fire of 1871 is located in front of the Wetzel Building on historic Miner Street in downtown Yreka, CA. posted by: thebeav69 location: California date approved: 6/10/2013 last visited: never |
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