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    The document discusses three of the largest wildfires in history: 1) The 1825 Miramichi Fire in Canada burned 3 million acres, killed 160 people, and left 15,000 homeless. 2) The 1871 Peshtigo Fires in the US burned 3.7 million acres, obliterating towns and killing an estimated 1,500 people. 3) Australia's 1939 Black Saturday bushfires burned nearly 5 million acres, killed 71 people, and destroyed over 1,000 homes.

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    The document discusses three of the largest wildfires in history: 1) The 1825 Miramichi Fire in Canada burned 3 million acres, killed 160 people, and left 15,000 homeless. 2) The 1871 Peshtigo Fires in the US burned 3.7 million acres, obliterating towns and killing an estimated 1,500 people. 3) Australia's 1939 Black Saturday bushfires burned nearly 5 million acres, killed 71 people, and destroyed over 1,000 homes.

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    Teacher: Ted Angulo
    Student: Kevin Carazo
    Schedule: Tue- Thu 5:00 – 6:40 p.m.

    THE BIGGEST WILDFIRE IN THE HISTORY.

    Canada.

    MIRAMICHE WILDFIRE.

    These blazes whipped up into a firestorm during a dry summer in Maine and the Canadian
    province of New Brunswick in October 1825, charring a massive 3 million acres and taking out
    settlements along the Miramichi River. The fire killed 160 and left 15,000 homeless, taking out
    nearly all of the buildings in some towns. The cause of the blaze is unknown, but hot weather
    combined with fires used by settlers probably contributed to the disaster. The fire is estimated to
    have burned up about a fifth of New Brunswick's forests.

    United States.

    THE PESHTIGO FIRES.

    This firestorm roared across 3.7 million acres in Wisconsin and Michigan in October 1871,
    obliterating a dozen towns with flames so intense that they jumped several miles over the Green
    Bay. An estimated 1,500 people died in the fire. The blaze was sparked by railroad workers
    clearing land for new tracks during bone-dry summer weather.

    Australia.

    The black Saturday bushfire.

    At nearly 5 million acres burned, in January, 13, 1939 collection of blazes is still considered one
    of the largest wildfires in the world. The blazes, sparked by an oppressive heat and
    carelessness with fire, killed 71 people, destroying entire towns and taking out 1,000 homes and
    69 sawmills.

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