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Approximately how many house fires are caused by space heaters every year?
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Approximately 20,000 fires are started by space heaters each year. Many sources claim that space heaters are the number one cause of household fires.
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Could Victorian bush fires been prevented?
Yes!!!!!!!!!(how could they) people were lighting fires deliberately but most fires were caused by lightning and other fires. Some fires were suspected to be caused by cigarette butts & power tools
Are Forest fires and smoking related?
Forest fires can be caused by improperly discarded smoking materials.
How many fires are caused by cigarettes?
900 a year
What percentage of fires are caused by technology?
Over 9000
EM radiation often emitted by heat lamps heaters and fires?
That would be the portion of the spectrum called "heat" (far infrared).
How can one create gas fires with calor?
One can purchase Calor gas heaters. Calor gas fires are portable, and they create heat and warmth whenever one needs it. They are cheaper than heaters that heat the whole house and are portable heaters.
What caused many of the fires furing the san francisco earthquake?
Many of the fires during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 were caused by broken gas lines and ruptured water mains. The earthquake caused widespread damage to the city's infrastructure, which made it difficult to control and extinguish the fires. Additionally, the fires spread quickly due to strong winds and the abundance of wooden buildings in the area.
What caused motor fires in the Pontiac Fieros?
Poor oil control and overheating on the 2.5L caused the fires.
What causes desert fires?
Some fires in the desert are caused by lightening, especially dry lightening. However, many fires are caused by the carelessness of man.
What was the caused of the fires?
electical
Could Victorian bush fires been prevented?
Yes!!!!!!!!!(how could they) people were lighting fires deliberately but most fires were caused by lightning and other fires. Some fires were suspected to be caused by cigarette butts & power tools
Does 99 grand prix have a block heater?
No factory installed unit. OEM stopped block heaters after consumers reported engine compartment fires using block heaters.
Many m1a1 fires are caused by?
no
How does Smokey Bear prevent forest fires caused by lightning?
He doesn't. Smokey is concerned only with fires caused by human carelessness.
Are forest fires related to volcanoes?
No. While some forest fires are caused by volcanic eruptions, most are caused either by lighting or humans.
How many people die or get injured in house fires per year.?
Fire departments respond to about 1,752,000 fires every year 4,380 people are killed on the scene of house fires every year, that doesn't include the people that die later due to injuries from house fires. So that's 1 person every 2 hours. 17,520 people are injured burned, or disfigured in house fires every year, so that's 2 people every hour. Fire causes $8,760,000,000 in property damage every year! Many of these fires are due to people leaving on the hob or the grill etc. and forgetting they have left it on. But some are caused by people on purpose!
What cause of the fires?
Humans have deliberatly caused forest fires, or they may have camped and forgot to put the fire out. but in coniferous forests it may be caused by lightning
