Talk:List of historic fires

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I couldn't help but notice that the Rhythm Club Fire of 1940 was omitted from the historic fires article. The only thing this fire didn't have in common with the other structural or building fires is that its victims were all black. It's insulting to see that this fire is consistently ignored in the popular websites about fires. You could remedy this - there is enough information about it online to afford it some mention.

Why don't you add it to the list? Adam Bishop 08:12, 4 December 2005 (UTC)

Also, the Great Fire of London 1666. 82.68.148.126 20:21, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

Comment by another user: The Oakland Hills fire of 1991 item mentions a number of dwellings destroyed but this is inconsistent with the figures given in the main article for it. Anyone know the right number?

Added the Hotel Vendome Fire in Boston (1972), which resulted in the death of 9 firefighters, also the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 - listed as a city or area fire but not as a structure fire, altho the London Fire was - which I guess argues the question - should either be listed as structure fires? Irish Melkite 12:38, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Would this article be notable enough for mention in this article? NorthernThunder 04:32, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Since a few notable wildfires have indeed been included on this list, I changed the heading to more accurately reflect the article's contents. 204.52.215.107 04:31, 13 November 2007 (UTC)

Is this fire a large enough event to be listed on this article? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cooner750 (talk • contribs) 05:32, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

I would suggest that the "Brimingham Church Fire" of 1902 be deleted, as there was no fire, but the people died because of panic/stampede because they thought they heard someone yell 'fire'. This was mentioned in the book "Book of Lists 3". Joeylawn (talk) 23:15, 25 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

This list needs a thorough cleanup -- lots of poor English/grammar usage here. --Rehcsif (talk) 18:05, 20 March 2008 (UTC)