Chile - Feb 13
On April 14, 2014, a fire in Valparaiso, Chile left 15 dead, destroyed 2,900 homes in six of Valparaiso's hills, and affected 12,500 in the Valparaiso region. After 10 months of investigation, the poilce have concluded that the most probably cause of the fire was birds who were electrocuted and died on the cable lines. The electrical company in the region confirmed that the system did not malfunction. The fire caused $947 million in damages due to the destruction of 32 transformer, 37 kilometers of cable and condemnation from clients. Source: La tercera