List of high-rise façade fires

This is a list of high-rise building fires where the flames were seen to involve the façade.

Notable fires The original dataset used to create this list was found by searching news reports and research literature 1990 to 2019, and it may be biased towards high-profile fires and English-speaking reporting.

DateBuildingCityCountryImagesDeaths InjuriesNumber of floors affected by fireJanuary 10, 1990393 Kennedy StWinnipegCanada004January 1, 1991Mercantile Credit BuildingEnvironment, Transportation and Regional affairs committee (1999), House of commons report, Potential Risk of fire spread in buildings via external cladding systems

http://doortofreedom.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Potential-risk-of-fire-spread-1999-evidence.pdfBasingstokeUK003April 5, 1991 Knowsley HeightsLiverpoolUK001September 6, 1993Sun Valley Poultry FactoryHerefordUK201April 11, 1996Düsseldorf Airport fireDüsseldorfGermany1762-881October 28, 1996Motomachi ApartmentsSekizawa, A., Nakahama, S., Ikehata, Y., Ebihara, M. and Notake, H., 2000. Study on Feasibility of Evacuation by Elevators in a High-Rise Building – A Case Study for the Evacuation in the Hiroshima Motornachi High-Rise Apartments. AOFST 4

http://www.iafss.org/publications/aofst/4/217/view/aofst_4-217.pdfHiroshimaJapan0212September 30, 1997Eldorado HotelRenoUSA001June 20, 1998Palace Station Hotel and CasinoLas Vegas,USA001June 11, 1999Garnock Court fireIrvineScotland147June 2, 2002Tip Top BakeryNSW Fire Brigades (2002), Fire in Tip Top Bakery, Fairfield – Post Incident Summary Report, Post Incident Summary Report http://www.ecohousing.com/wp-content/uploads/pdf/Tiptop%20bakery%20fire.pdfFairfieldAustralia011July 29, 2003Telstar HouseLondonUK034October 17, 2004Parque Central ComplexCaracasVenezuela02517February 12, 2005Windsor Tower (Madrid)MadridSpain0732April 21, 2005Treskowstrasse Pankow FlatsBerlinGermany235September 23, 2007Water Club Tower, Borgata Casino HotelAtlantic CityUSA0039January 25, 2008MGM Monte Carlo HotelLas VegasUSA004May 9, 2008 De Punt fireDe PuntNetherlands301February 9, 2009Beijing Television Cultural Center fireBeijingChina1744July 3, 2009Lakanal House fireLondonUK6200August 15, 2009Kozepszer Street FlatsMiskolcHungary306July 6, 2010Al Kuwait TowerSharjahUAE0010September 1, 2010Wooshin Golden Suites fireBusanSouth Korea0535November 14, 20104 Rue du Lac FlatsDijonFrance7111November 15, 2010 Jiaozhou RoadShanghaiChina587128February 3, 2011Royal Wanxin HotelShenyangChina001January 18, 2012Al Baker TowerSharjahUAE001April 28, 2012Al Tayer TowerSharjahUAE001May 14, 2012Mermoz TowerRoubaixFrance1617July 17, 2012Polat TowerIstanbulTurkey001October 6, 2012Saif Belhasa BuildingDubaiUAE02+9November 18, 2012Tamweel TowerDubaiUAE001April 3, 2013Grozny-City TowersChechnyaRussia0040April 22, 2013Al Hafeet Tower 2SharjahUAE0010September 21, 2014Krasnoyarsk ApartmentsKrasnoyarskRussia0025November 25, 2014Lacrosse BuildingGiuseppe Genco, (2015), MBS-report-lacrosse-fire http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/sitecollectiondocuments/mbs-report-lacrosse-fire.pdfMelbourneAustralia0016February 21, 2015The Marina TorchDubaiUAE0760March 17, 2015The Franklin TowerParisFrance002May 19, 2015Baku Residential FlatsBakuAzerbaijan16631October 1, 2015Al Nasser TowerSharjahUAE04026December 31, 2015Address Downtown HotelDubaiUAE0151March 28, 2016Ajman One ComplexAjmanUAE001July 20, 2016Sulafa TowerDubaiUAE0030August 19, 2016Shepherds CourtLondonUK013November 9, 2016Neo Soho ProjectJakartaIndonesia007December 1, 2016Al Bandary Tower BSharjahUAE041December 13, 2016Oceana Adriatic BuildingDubaiUAE001May 3, 2016 Longsheng BuildingNanjingChina001March 2, 2017Address Residences Fountain ViewsDubaiUAE003June 14, 2017Grenfell Tower fireLondonUK727024August 4, 2017The Marina TorchDubaiUAE0064/87February 1, 2018Yuansheng InternationalZhengzhouChina0020April 5, 2018Taksim Ilk Yardim HospitalIstanbulTurkey0014May 15, 2018Zen TowerDubaiUAE0015January 12, 2019The Boulangerie Hubert (later renamed the Mumbai Cafe)ParisFrance4471st of 7February 4, 2019Neo 200MelbourneAustralia00617 bis rue Erlanger, The drunk lady fire16th District, ParisFrance10363rd through 9thMarch 14, 2019Kaifeng ApartmentsKaifengChina0017May 27, 2019Golden Eagle Shopping MallNanjingChina001May 29, 2019Commercial BuildingLuoyangChina001August 14, 2019Residential FlatsWarsawPoland0010November 14, 2019Seine TowerParisFrance021November 16, 2019The Cube Student HousingBoltonUK021May 5, 2020Abbco TowerSharjahUAE01248July 27, 2020Business CentreAnkaraTurkey001August 29, 2020Madrid Tower BlockMadridSpain003October 8, 2020Apartment BlockUlsanSouth Korea09133March 9, 2021Apartment BuildingShijiazhuangChina0026August 29, 2021Torre dei Moro fireMilanItaly0020September 21, 2023The Kimpton Hotel, formerly the Mariner's Club (Tsim Sha Tsui)Hong KongChina0048Lotus Garden China Telecom BuildingChangsha, HunanChina0042November 7, 2022Apartment BuildingDubaiUAE0035March 2, 2023The 2nd green mesh fire at the Kimpton Hotel, formerly the Mariner's Club (Tsim Sha Tsui)Hong KongChina0248February 22, 20242024 València residential complex fireValènciaSpain101514April 7, 2024146 rue de Charonne fireParisFrance307th of 1217 September 2024Asia of Ivry (fr, ) Wholesaler Chinese Pastry, 50 Av. de la Prte d'IvryParisFrance027th (attic)December 13, 202426 Avenue d'IénaParisFrance007thDecember 24, 2024GMF Assurances, 1 rue de la PépinièreParisFrance01Top flrThe 12th District Town HallParisFrance00Top flrsChinachem TowerCentral, Hong KongChina0425November 26, 2025Wang Fuk Court fireHong KongChina7932 Total 375 733 Plot showing the number of large façade fires worldwide every five years from 1990 to November 2019. Data found from news articles and online.

See also List of building or structure fires List of fires in high-rise buildings

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