What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1894
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Coordinates
- 46.01° N, 92.92° W
- Description
- 1894 forest fire in Minnesota, U.S.
- Deaths
- 418
Great Hinckley Fire
1894 forest fire in Minnesota, U.S.
The Great Hinckley Fire was a conflagration in the pine forests of the U.S. state of Minnesota that ignited on September 1, 1894, which burned an area of at least 200,000 acres, including the town of Hinckley. The official death count was 418; the actual number of fatalities was likely higher. Other sources put the death toll at 476.
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