Wildfire
Time for a little break from politics and a look at the largest wildfire recorded in the USA.
1825 Miramichi Fire
Date: 1825
Location: Maine
Acres Burned: 3,000,000 acres
Deaths: 160 people
The biggest wildfire in recorded US history is the 1825 Miramichi Fire. It blazed through an estimated 3,000,000 million acres and claimed at least 160 lives. That makes it not just one of the most widespread fires, but also one of the deadliest.11 Most of the burning took place in New Brunswick, Canada, but the flames also spread down into the state of Maine. People and animals were reported to be fleeing the fire down the Miramichi River, which also shares its name with a city in Canada where the fire did the most damage.
https://wfca.com/wildfire-articles/biggest-wildfires-in-us-history/