There is no clear answer to what is the most dangerous fire, as it depends on the criteria used to define "dangerous." However, here are some examples of deadly fires:
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Wildfires: The Maui fire in 2023 is the deadliest wildfire in the US in more than a century, killing almost 100 people. The 2018 Camp Fire in Paradise, California, killed 85 people and is likely the deadliest fire in the continental US for a century. The 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, Australia, killed 173 people and destroyed more than 2,000 homes. The 2018 wildfires in Greece killed 103 people in the coastal town of Mati near Athens.
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Forest fires: The Peshtigo fire in 1871 is the deadliest forest fire in recorded history, killing an estimated 1,500 to 2,500 people in northeastern Wisconsin, USA.
Its worth noting that different sources may have different criteria for what counts as a "deadly" fire, and there may be other fires that are not included in these examples.
