The Home Office published an analysis of incidents attended by fire and rescue services in England up to March, and when it comes to incidents that aren’t about dealing with a fire, there are some surprising results.
New research into fatal fires has been published for the first time since 2006. The report covers the period 2010 to 2018/19 and shows that on average, five people per week died in fires.
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