Did you know...?
- You're four times more likely to die in a fire if you don't have a smoke alarm that works
- Around half of home fires are caused by cooking accidents
- Two fires a day are started by candles
- Every six days someone dies from a fire caused by a cigarette
- About two fires a day are started by heaters
- Faulty electrics (appliances, wiring and overloaded sockets) cause around 6,000 fires in the home across the country every year.