| Rank |
Month |
State |
Type of facility |
Deaths |
| 1 |
April |
West Virginia |
Coal mine |
29 |
| 2 |
September |
California |
Natural gas leak explosion and fire |
8 |
| 3 |
December |
Louisiana |
Vacant warehouse used by homeless |
8 |
| 4 |
February |
Illinois |
Four-unit apartment building |
7 |
| 5 |
April |
Washington |
Refinery explosion and fire |
7 |
| 6 |
February |
Connecticut |
Construction site explosion |
6 |
| 7 |
April |
Minnesota |
Apartment building |
6 |
| 8 |
June |
New York |
Single-family home |
6 |
| 9 |
August |
Oklahoma |
Single-family home |
6 |
| 10 |
December |
Maryland |
Single-family home |
6 |
(1) Fires that kill five or more people in home property, or three or more people in nonhome or nonstructural property.
Source: National Fire Protection Association. |