| Date |
Location |
Number of deaths |
| September 4, 1982 |
California apartment building |
24 deaths |
| January 9, 2022 |
Bronx apartment building |
17 deaths |
| December 24, 1989 |
Tennessee apartment building |
16 deaths |
| July 5, 1982 |
Connecticut apartment building |
14 deaths |
| December 28, 2017 |
New York apartment building |
13 deaths |
| January 5, 2022 |
Philadelphia row house |
12 deaths |
| May 3, 1993 |
California apartment building |
12 deaths |
| September 30, 1987 |
Wisconsin single-family home |
12 deaths |
| December 18, 1980 |
Utah apartment building |
12 deaths |
| January 3, 2001 |
Delaware single family dwelling |
11 deaths |
| January 11, 1981 |
Illinois single-family home |
11 deaths |
| March 10, 2005 |
Louisiana single-family townhouse |
11 deaths |
| March 22, 1998 |
Pennsylvania seasonal dwelling |
11 deaths |
| May 13, 1985 |
Pennsylvania row house |
11 deaths |
| October 24, 1981 |
New Jersey apartment building |
11 deaths |
| August 26, 2018 |
Illinois two-family dwelling |
10 deaths |
| September 12, 2016 |
Tennessee single-family dwelling |
10 deaths |
| April 3, 2008 |
Pennsylvania two-story single family |
10 deaths |
| February 6, 2007 |
Kentucky single-family dwelling |
10 deaths |
| March 7, 2007 |
New York single-family dwelling |
10 deaths |
| September 12, 2004 |
Ohio apartment buildings |
10 deaths |
| April 26, 1997 |
California single-family dwelling |
10 deaths |
| February 16, 1991 |
Connecticut apartment building |
10 deaths |
| December 9, 1991 |
Illinois apartment building |
10 deaths |
| January 1, 1989 |
Minnesota single-family home |
10 deaths |
| February 8, 1984 |
Pennsylvania single-family home |
10 deaths |
| May 14, 1982 |
Maryland row house |
10 deaths |
| October 28, 1980 |
Illinois apartment building |
10 deaths |
The term home includes one- or two-family homes, manufactured homes, and apartments or other multifamily housing, regardless of ownership.
Source: NFPA's Fire Incident Data Organization
Updated: 1/22