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PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF FIRE REPORTS FROM FIRE BRIGADES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1972

Chandler, S.E., 1973. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF FIRE REPORTS FROM FIRE BRIGADES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1972. Fire Research Notes 967


ABSTRACT

A preliminary analysis shows that there were 290 343 fires attended by fire brigades in the United Kingdom in 1972. Fatal casualties reached an all-time high of 952 of which 12 were fire brigade personnel (seven in one fire); the number of non-fatal casualties was 5963. The direct financial loss due to fire in the United Kingdom was estimated by the British Insurance Association as £141.2 M.



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