Deadliest/large-loss fires

U.S. school fires, grades K-12, with 10 or more deaths

Event	Date	Number of deaths
Consolidated School (PDF, 825 KB), gas explosion New London, TX	March 18, 1937	294
Lakeview School (PDF, 581 KB) Collinwood, OH	March 4, 1908	175
Our Lady of the Angels School (PDF, 1 MB) Chicago, IL	December 1, 1958	95
The Cleveland School (PDF, 1.6 MB) Kershaw County, South Carolina	May 17, 1923	77
Bath Consolidated School Bath, MI	May 18, 1927	46
Babbs Switch School (PDF, 770 KB) Hobart, OK	December 24, 1924	32
St. John's Parochial School (PDF, 1.7 MB) Peabody, MA	October 28, 1915	21
Cleveland Hill School (PDF, 1 MB) Cheektowaga, NY	March 31, 1954	15

Disclaimer: Death tolls are based on information in NFPA’s records. Please contact us at osds@nfpa.org to provide any updated information.

Source: NFPA historical records

Updated 1/13

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