PESHTIGO, Wis. (WBAY) - Although it was overshadowed by the Chicago fire that happened the same day, the Peshtigo fire is the deadliest fire in American history. It took the lives of roughly ...
On Oct. 8, 1871, a firestorm tore through northeast Wisconsin, killing more than 1,200 people and burning 1.5 million acres. The Peshtigo Fire remains the deadliest wildfire in U.S. history, though it ...
In recent years, we've seen large wildfires burn towns such as Lahaina, Hawaii, and Paradise, California, to the ground. On Oct. 8, 1871, 154 years ago today, the deadliest wildfire outbreak in U.S.
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