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CHILDREN AND HOME FIRES
8/18/2021 (Permalink)
CHILDREN AND HOME FIRES
Fast Facts Children under the age of five are twice as likely to die in a home fire than the rest of the population, and child-playing fires are the leading cause of fire deaths among preschoolers.
About 300 people per year are killed and $280 million in property is destroyed in fires attributed to children playing with fire.
Just over half of child-playing fires in the home start in a bedroom, and bedding material is most often the first item ignited.
About two out of every three child-playing fires – and three out of every four associated deaths and injuries – involve matches or lighters
Children also start fires by playing with candles, fireworks, stoves, and cigarettes.
Only twenty-six percent of families have actually developed and practiced a home fire escape plan.
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