12 deadliest U.S. fires
Published On: Feb 15 2012 11:14:49 AM CST
Updated On: May 01 2013 11:34:48 AM CDT
Take a look at the 12 deadliest fires in U.S. history.
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8. Texas City disaster -- The deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, 468 people died when a fire on board the SS Grandcamp in Texas City, Texas, detonated approximately 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate, causing a chain reaction of fires and explosions in 1947.
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