Thought the following information on reasons for deaths at home due to fire might help you all stay safe:
Main causes of fire ignition
Smoking 57%
Cooking 15%
Electric fires & Suicide 7% each
Main contributory factors in death i.e. why people didn't get out(more than one may apply to some occasions therefore stats add up to more than 100%).
Alcohol 76%
Living Alone 35%
Disability/Mobility 23%
Foam in furniture (toxic smoke) 16%
People at highest risk
Anyone living alone
Children under 1
Males over 30yrs
Anyone aged over 60
Therefore please get a friend to stay over if you're on your own, don't smoke in the house, don't drink to excess and make sure your smoke detector is working and you can get to the kids.
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Janeway · 24/11/2002 08:35
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