List of fires in high-rise buildings

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The following is a list of fires in high-rise buildings. A skyscraper fire or high-rise fire is a class of structural fire specific to tall buildings. Skyscraper fires are technically challenging for fire departments: they require unusually high degrees of organization and cooperation between participating firefighting units to contain and extinguish. Skyscraper fires are often multiple-alarm fires.

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Notable fires

BuildingHeight (m)CityCountryDateDeath(s)Notes
Central Tower 91 m [1] San Francisco Flag of the United States.svg  United States April 18, 1906?Burned in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
Merchants Exchange Building 69 m [2]
Old Chronicle Building 95 m [3]
Mutual Bank Building
Asch Building 48 m [4] New York City March 25, 1911146 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
The Sherry-Netherland 171 m [5] New York City April 12, 19270Occurred during construction
Empire State Building 381 m [6] New York City July 28, 194514 Plane crash
40 Wall Street 283 m [7] New York City May 20, 19465 Plane crash
La Salle Hotel Chicago June 5, 194661Electrical fire likely
Winecoff Hotel 59 m [8] Atlanta December 7, 1946119 Deadliest hotel fire in U.S. history
Ronan Point 64 m [9] London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom May 16, 19684Gas explosion caused partial collapse of the highrise.
1 New York Plaza 192 m [10] New York CityFlag of the United States.svg  United States August 5, 19702Sparked from a faulty computer connection [11]
Taeyongak Hotel72.6 mSeoulFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea December 25, 1971163 Daeyeonggak Hotel fire, deadliest hotel fire in history
Andraus Building 115 m [12] São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil February 24, 197216Sparked from an electrical overload [13]
Rault Tower New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg  United States November 29, 19726Suspected arson [14]
Avianca Building 161 m Bogotá Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia July 23, 19734Sparked on the 14th floor
City-Haus 142 m Frankfurt Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany August 23, 19730Occurred during construction
Joelma Building 82.5 mSão PauloFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil February 1, 1974179–189 Joelma fire
One World Trade Center 417 mNew York CityFlag of the United States.svg  United States February 13, 19750 Arson [15]
Campbell Shopping Complex66 m Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia April 8, 19761 Campbell Shopping Complex fire
Bank Bumiputra Kuala Lumpur November 4, 1980
MGM Grand Hotel 85.8 m Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg  United States November 21, 198084 MGM Grand fire
Las Vegas Hilton 114 m Las Vegas February 10, 19818Arson
Torre Santa María Santiago Flag of Chile.svg  Chile March 21, 198111Occurred when carpet glue ignited during carpet installation. [16]
Al Rasheed Hotel 59.4 m Baghdad Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq July 21, 19821Plane crash-Suicide by F-4 Phantom during Iran-Iraq War
Northwestern National Bank52.8 m Minneapolis Flag of the United States.svg  United States November 25–26, 19820 Minneapolis Thanksgiving Day fire
KOMTAR 248.7 m Penang Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia January 23, 19830Likely occurred due to welding sparks [17]
Prudential Tower 276 m Boston Flag of the United States.svg  United States January 2, 19860A nine-alarm fire in the building spread because of the lack of a sprinkler system. [18] [19]
Dupont Plaza Hotel Condado, Puerto Rico Flag of the United States.svg  United States December 31, 198697 Dupont Plaza Hotel arson
Schomburg Plaza New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States March 22, 19877Ignited from the plaza's trash compactor room [20]
Hotel International 85 m Zurich Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland February 14, 19886Deadliest high-rise fire in Swiss history
First Interstate Tower 261.52 m Los Angeles Flag of the United States.svg  United States May 4, 19881 First Interstate Tower fire
Peachtree 25th Building33 mAtlanta June 30, 19891Suspected to spark from a faulty electric panel [21]
One Meridian Plaza 150 m Philadelphia February 23–24, 19913Occurred when rags ignited, fire spread uncontrollably after all fire protection systems failed. [22] Later torn down.
UNITIC Twin Towers 105.5 m Sarajevo Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina May 28, 1992Burned after being repeatedly hit by Serbian incendiary tank shells.
Executive Council Building 69.3 m Sarajevo May 28, 1992Burned after being repeatedly hit by Serbian incendiary tank shells.
Groeneveen and Kruitberg33 m Amsterdam Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands October 4, 199243 El Al Flight 1862 plane crash, Partial collapse
One World Trade Center 417 mNew York CityFlag of the United States.svg  United States February 26, 19936 Bombing which also resulted in 1,042 smoke related injuries
Stratosphere Tower 350.2 mLas Vegas August 30, 19930Occurred during construction
White House (Moscow) MoscowFlag of Russia.svg  Russia October 8, 1993187Caught fire from tank shelling during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis
Hotel Olympik 73 m Prague Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic May 25, 19958Occurred on the 11th floor within a janitor's closet [23]
Tower 42 183 m London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom January 17, 19960Occurred during refurbishment
Garley building52.8 m Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong November 20, 199641 1996 Garley Building fire
Ušće Tower 115 m Belgrade Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro April 21, 19990Struck by NATO air strikes during the Kosovo War setting the upper floors on fire.
Immigration Tower 181 m Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong August 2, 20002Arson
Ostankino Tower 540.1 m Moscow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia August 27, 20003Tallest structure in Europe
1 and 2 World Trade Center417 m / 415.1 mNew York CityFlag of the United States.svg  United States September 11, 20012,312Plane crashes in the September 11 attacks, causing explosion, structural damage, and fires resulting in collapse.
7 World Trade Center 190 mNew York City September 11, 20010 Full structural collapse caused by debris from the collapse of Building 1 (North tower) of the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks.
90 West Street 98.76 mNew York City September 11, 20012Caused by debris from the collapse of Building 2 (South Tower) of the World Trade Center: September 11 attacks
130 Cedar Street 50 mNew York City September 11, 20010Caused by debris from the collapse of Building 2 (South Tower) of the World Trade Center: September 11 attacks
Pirelli Tower 127 m Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy April 18, 20023 Plane crash
Cook County Administration Building Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  United States October 17, 20036Seven other seriously injured, fire thought to have been arson [24] [25]
Al Rasheed Hotel 59.4 m Baghdad Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq December 26, 20031Twenty-eight 68 mm and 85 mm Katyusha rockets were fired at and struck the hotel
Parque Central Complex east tower255 m Caracas Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela October 17, 20040Damage to 34th-44th floors
LaSalle National Bank Building 163.1 m Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  United States December 7, 2004025 injured [26]
Harrow Court56.1 m Hertfordshire Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom February 2, 20053 Harrow Court fire
Windsor Tower 106 m Madrid Flag of Spain.svg  Spain February 12, 20050Partially collapsed; subsequently demolished
Tohid Town Residential33 m Tehran Flag of Iran.svg  Iran December 6, 2005106Plane crash: 2005 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash
Transport Tower112.2 m Astana Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan May 30, 20060Fire destroyed upper floors of 34-story government building
Belaire Apartments 156 mNew York CityFlag of the United States.svg  United States October 11, 20062 Plane crash
Fortune Tower Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates January 18, 20074Occurred during construction, 57 injured
Shanghai World Financial Center 494.3 m Shanghai Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China August 14, 20070Occurred on 40th floor during construction
Deutsche Bank Building 157.6 mNew York CityFlag of the United States.svg  United States August 18, 20072Occurred during dismantling, demolished due to damage from the September 11 attacks
The Water Club 125.4 m Atlantic City September 23, 20070Occurred during construction. [27]
Monte Carlo Resort and Casino 110 mLas Vegas January 25, 20080Fire affecting top six floors
TU Delft Faculteitsgebouw Bouwkunde56 m Delft Flag of the Netherlands.svg  The Netherlands April 13, 20080A broken water pipe on the 8th floor caused a short circuit in a coffee machine a floor below, resulting in a fire. [28] The building was demolished afterwards.
Abraj Al Bait Towers 601 m Mecca Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia October 28, 20080Occurred during construction; fire consumed nine floors
Beijing Television Cultural Center 159 m Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China February 9, 20091 Beijing Television Cultural Center fire
Bashundhara City Tower 62.7 m Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh March 13, 20094
Abraj Al Bait TowersMeccaFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia May 1, 20090Occurred during construction
Rabobank Bestuurscentrum 105 m Utrecht Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands June 27, 20100Occurred on the 25th and 26th floor during the construction. The exact cause of the fire has never been identified. [29]
Lakanal House46.2 m London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom July 3, 20096 Lakanal House fire
Wooshin Golden Suites Busan Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea September 1, 20100 Wooshin Golden Suites fire
Unnamed high-rise apartment block85 mShanghaiFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China November 15, 201058Occurred during renovation; 2010 Shanghai fire
Dynasty Wanxin building complex Towers A and B (Tower C was unaffected) Shenyang February 3, 20110Started from fireworks during Chinese New Year Celebrations. [30]
EVN Headquarters Tower 1147 m Hanoi Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam December 15, 20110Fire occurred during construction, 11 workers injured. [31]
Uncompleted high rise block Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia January 18, 20120 [32]
Fico Place Bangkok Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand March 3, 20120Two firemen injured [33]
Federation Tower (East Tower) 450 m Moscow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia April 2, 20120Occurred while the building was under construction
Al Tayer Tower Sharjah Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates April 28, 20120 [34]
Polat Tower Residence138.6 m Istanbul Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey July 17, 20120 [35]
Tamweel Tower 160 m Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates November 18, 20120 [36]
Oko Tower 1 354.1 m Moscow Flag of Russia.svg  Russia January 25, 20130Fire occurred on 24th floor during construction, one worker was injured. [37]
Torre Ejecutiva Pemex Tower 214 m Mexico City Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico January 31, 201333Gas explosion affecting the main building's 14 story annex Torre Ejecutiva Pemex explosion
Grozny-City Towers 150 m Grozny Flag of Russia.svg  Russia April 3, 20130[ citation needed ]
Jianye Mansion Guangzhou Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China December 15, 20130 [38]
The Strand New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States January 5, 20141 [39]
One57 410 m New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States March 15, 20140Fire broke out in the loading dock, then spread to the courtyard and a neighboring property.
Lotus Park building Mumbai Flag of India.svg  India July 18, 20141 [40]
Lacrosse Apartments Melbourne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia November 25, 20140Fire started on an 8th floor balcony and rapidly spread up the facade cladding. [41]
The Wedgwood 30 m Castle Hills Flag of the United States.svg  United States December 28, 20145The fire occurred on one wing of the third floor causing extensive smoke damage. [42] [43]
The Marina Torch 336.8 m Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates February 21, 20150At least 7 people were injured.
Wisma Kosgoro Jakarta Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia March 10, 20150Fire destroyed floors 16–20. [44]
Unnamed Highrise Baku Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan May 19, 201516See 2015 Baku residence building fire
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 184 m Las Vegas Flag of the United States.svg  United States July 25, 20150Fire occurred on the pool deck fueled by cabanas and artificial trees; two people were treated for smoke inhalation. [45]
Unnamed Residential Tower Sharjah Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates October 1, 20150Fire burned building facade, 19 treated for smoke inhalation. [46]
John Hancock Center 457 m Chicago Flag of the United States.svg  United States November 21, 20150A two-alarm fire broke out on the 50th floor. Five injured. [47]
The Address Downtown Dubai 306.2 m Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates December 31, 20151Occurred on New Year's Eve, 14 injured. [48]
Sulafa Tower 288 m Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates July 20, 20160
Plasco Building 42 m Tehran Flag of Iran.svg  Iran January 19, 201721The 17-story building collapsed after a fire started on the ninth floor. Seventy injured. [49]
Grenfell Tower 79.2 m London Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom June 14, 201772The 24-storey tower block fire spread from the second floor to the top of the building. [50] See Grenfell Tower fire
Pamchal Chitgar Building 66 m Tehran Flag of Iran.svg  Iran June 14, 20170The residential 20-storey tower - four injured
Marco Polo Apartments 118.8 m Honolulu Flag of the United States.svg  United States July 14, 20173Blaze started on the 26th floor of the 36-story apartments. Fire quickly spread to three more floors, making it a 5-alarm fire. This is the deadliest high-rise fire in Hawaii's history.
Rotana Hotel Building 66 m Mashhad Flag of Iran.svg  Iran July 22, 20170Under construction 20-storey hotel
The Marina Torch 336.8 m Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates August 4, 20170
Trump Tower 202 m New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States April 7, 201816 firefighters injured
Almas Tower 360 m Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates April 22, 20180
Trump International Hotel and Tower (Baku) 108.9 m Baku Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan April 28, 20180Involved two separate fires the same day
Wilton Paes de Almeida Building 79.2 m São Paulo Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil April 30, 20187–9Building collapsed shortly after blaze
Paramis Building 69.3 m Tehran Flag of Iran.svg  Iran July 22, 2018021-storey residential building
Bank of Lisbon building108 m Johannesburg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa September 6, 20183Building demolished/Imploded in 24 Nov 2019
FR Tower Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh March 28, 201925 FR Tower fire
AXA Equitable Center 229.3 m New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States June 10, 20191 2019 New York City helicopter crash
Unnamed Highrise47.9 m Prešov Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia December 6, 20198Natural gas explosion, 40 injuries [51]
Abbco Tower United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates May 5, 2020125 injuries, likely started by a discarded cigarette or shisha coals [52]
Tower block at 1158 Nerudova street42.9 m Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic August 9, 202011 Bohumín arson attack
Ulsan Samhwan Art Nouveau apartment building108.9 m South Korea Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea October 8, 2020092 residents and 1 firefighter injured. Ulsan Samhwan Art Nouveau Fire  [ ko ] [53]
Torre dei Moro60 m Milan Flag of Italy.svg  Italy August 29, 20210Fire event similar to the Grenfell Tower disaster [54]
Cheng Chung Cheng Building Kaohsiung Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan October 14, 202146 2021 Kaohsiung tower fire
World Trade Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong December 15, 2021013 injured, over 300 trapped on roof [55]
Twin Parks North West, Site 4 New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States January 9, 202217 2022 Bronx apartment fire
Lotus Garden China Telecom Building 218 m Changsha, Hunan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China September 16, 20220(fire extinguished. Under investigation.)
The Centaurus 110 m Islamabad Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan October 9, 20220 2022 The Centaurus Mall Fire Incident [56]
RiverCourt108.1 m New York City Flag of the United States.svg  United States November 5, 20220
8 Boulevard Walk123 m Dubai Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates November 7, 20220
Jixiangyuan community~60 m (21 floors) Ürümqi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China November 26, 202211 2022 Ürümqi fire
The Kimpton175 m Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong March 2, 20230Occurred during construction
Unnamed Apartment Block Hanoi Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam September 12, 202356 2023 Hanoi building fire
Greater Nile Petroleum Oil Company Tower 65.72 m Khartoum Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan September 17, 2023UnknownOccurred during War in Sudan (2023)
Unnamed Highrise València Flag of Spain.svg  Spain February 22, 202410 2024 València residential complex fire
Unnamed Highrise Nanjing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China February 23, 202415 2024 Nanjing building fire
Green Cozy Cottage Shopping Mall Dhaka Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh February 29, 202446 2024 Dhaka Bailey Road fire
Tver Flag of Russia.svg  Russia March 14, 20240Occurred during construction
Botanik Torre Flora Recife Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil March 28, 20240Occurred during construction

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