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Table 11
Casualties from accidental fires 1 in dwellings 2 by source of ignition and cause 2005
Casualties |
Source of Ignition | Total | Faulty fuel supplies | Faulty appliance and leads | Misuse of equipment or appliances | Chip or fat pan fires | Playing with fire | Careless handling of fire or hot substances | Articles and heat too close | Other | Unspecified |
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Fatal casualties |
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Smokers materials and matches | 28 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 26 | - | - | 1 |
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Cooking appliances | 9 | - | - | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Space heating appliances | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - |
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Central/water heating appliances | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Welding and cutting equipment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Blowlamps | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Vehicle related | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Electrical distribution | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Other electrical appliances | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Other appliances | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Chimney, stove pipe, flue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Candles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Unspecified | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 |
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Total | 50 | - | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
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Non-fatal casualties |
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Smokers materials and matches | 206 | - | - | 5 | - | 16 | 160 | 15 | 8 | 2 |
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Cooking appliances | 707 | - | 12 | 352 | 306 | - | - | 31 | 5 | 1 |
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Space heating appliances | 33 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 18 | 8 | - |
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Central/water heating appliances | 18 | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - |
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Welding and cutting equipment | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Blowlamps | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Vehicle related | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Electrical distribution | 35 | 21 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 |
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Other electrical appliances | 101 | 6 | 69 | 12 | - | - | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
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Other appliances | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Chimney, stove pipe, flue | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - |
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Candles | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 67 | - |
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Other | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
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Unspecified | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 8 |
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Total | 1,215 | 28 | 108 | 380 | 306 | 16 | 170 | 87 | 107 | 13 |
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1 Including late call, heat and smoke damage only incidents.
2 Includes caravans, houseboats and other non-building structures used solely as a permanent dwelling.
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