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Causes of accidental fires in buildings other than dwellings Information from annual UK Fire Statistics


2000 to 2005 45,000


40,000


35,000


30,000


25,000


20,000


15,000


10,000


5,000


0 Faulty Fuel Supplies


Faulty Appliances & Leads


Misuse of Equipment or Appliances


Chip / Fat Pan Fires


Playing with Fire Careless Handling of Fires or Hot Substances


Placing Articles too Close to Heat


Other Accidental Unspecified Cause


Since 2005 this information has not been provided on the same basis.


Nevertheless successive annual UK Fire statistics showthat faulty appliances and leads continues to pose a growing problemas the main cause of accidental fires in other (non dwelling) buildings – rising from26%of all such fires in 2000 to 34%in 2008 (the last year for which figures are available).


2000 Total of 23,800 accidental fires in other (non residential) buildings Themain causewas faulty appliances and leadswhich represented 26%of all such fires – a total of 6,200 fires


2001 Total of 23,800 accidental fires in other (non residential) buildings Themain causewas faulty appliances and leadswhich represented 26%of all such fires – a total of 6,300 fires


2002 Total of 22,700 accidental fires in other (non residential) buildings Themain causewas faulty appliances and leadswhich represented 28%of all such fires – a total of 6,400 fires


2003 Total of 23,100 accidental fires in other (non residential) buildings Themain causewas faulty appliances and leadswhich represented 28%of all such fires – a total of 6,450 fires


2004 Total of 21,500 accidental fires in other (non residential) buildings. Themain causewas faulty appliances and leadswhich represented 29%of all such fires – a total of 6,300 fires


2005 Total of 21,200 accidental fires in other (non residential) buildings


Themain causewas faulty appliances and leadswhich represented 30%of all such fires – a total of 6,400 fires


2006 Total of 20,100 accidental fires in other (non residential) buildings. Themain causewas faulty appliances and leadswhich represented 30%of all such fires – a total of 6,100 fires


2007 Total of 19,000 accidental fires in other (non residential) buildings. Themain causewas faulty appliances and leadswhich represented 32%of all such fires – a total of 6,000 fires


2008 Total of 17,500 accidental fires in other (non residential) buildings. Themain causewas faulty appliances and leadswhich represented 34%of all such fires – a total of 6,000 fires


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