The world's forests are beacons of unspoilt natural beauty, and play an important role in the survival on our planet. But thousands of acres of forestation have been destroyed because of fire, with many blazes originating innocuously and tragically evolving to claim hundreds of lives. The following infographic present ten of the deadliest forest fires of all time.
Infographic References:
1. Top 25 Wildfires of All Time
2. The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871
3. The Great Miramichi Fire
4. The Great Fire of 1916
5. Black Saturday Fires in Victoria Australia
6. The Big Burn: Idaho and Montana, August 1910
7. The Fatal Forest Fire - remembering the “1949 Mega fire” in the "Forêt des Landes” (South West France)
8. 13 Jan 1939 Black Friday Royalla Fire
9. Greek forest fires kill 56 as blaze nears Athens
10. 5,000 acres torched in blaze
11. The Oakland Hills Firestorm
12. Black Friday (1939)
13. 14-year-old From Carmel Region Admits to Accidentally Starting Massive Wildfire
14. The Oakland-Berkeley Hills Fire: An Overview
1. Top 25 Wildfires of All Time
2. The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871
3. The Great Miramichi Fire
4. The Great Fire of 1916
5. Black Saturday Fires in Victoria Australia
6. The Big Burn: Idaho and Montana, August 1910
7. The Fatal Forest Fire - remembering the “1949 Mega fire” in the "Forêt des Landes” (South West France)
8. 13 Jan 1939 Black Friday Royalla Fire
9. Greek forest fires kill 56 as blaze nears Athens
10. 5,000 acres torched in blaze
11. The Oakland Hills Firestorm
12. Black Friday (1939)
13. 14-year-old From Carmel Region Admits to Accidentally Starting Massive Wildfire
14. The Oakland-Berkeley Hills Fire: An Overview
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