smoking
...welling-fires. They killed more than 2,000 people, equivalent to a third of all fire fatalities, and caused 20,000 injuries over the last 10 years. In 1998 alone, smokers’ materials started 5,500 fires, causing one in every five injuries from fire in the home. Smokers’ materials (cigarettes, pipes) cause 75% of all smoking-related fires. Matches and lighters start the rest. These fires are slightly more likely to occur at night. Around 25% happen between 10pm and 3am. However, there are no consistent peaks. In one year, 6am may be a very concentrated time but not in the next year. Men are twice as likely to be victims of smoking-related fires as women. Age is not a major factor. Children are often injured (but rarely killed) in these fires. The sitting room and the bedroom are the main da...