Source: http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/lawsuit/fire_accident.html#.UB6ahvb...

"According to the US Fire Administration (USFA), in 2008 3,320 Americans died as a result of a fire while 16,705 Americans were injured. Eighty-four percent of civilian fire deaths occurred in residences and 315 civilian deaths were the result of an intentionally set fire. Property loss due directly to fires cost approximately $15.5 billion. Furthermore, 118 firefighters were killed on duty.

There were more than 1,400,000 reported fires in 2008. Of those fires, approximately 48 percent were outside or other fires, approximately 36 percent were structure fires and the final 16 percent were vehicle fires. More than 17,000 fires were intentionally set.

In 2008, fire killed more Americans than all natural disasters combined, the USFA reports. "

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