ciggarets,
the number one cause of an engine fire would probably be oil leakage.Source: Experience
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.
One of the most common causes of fires in the home and workplace is electrical malfunctions, such as faulty wiring or overloaded circuits. It is important to regularly inspect and maintain electrical systems to reduce the risk of fires.
There are two main causes of forest fires. Firstly is human carelessness as people fail to extinguish camp fires properly or are careless with matches and cigarettes. The second cause is often due to lightning strikes in forested areas.
Lightning strikes are the Number Two cause of forest fires. Human error is Number One. At one time, it was thought that forest fires are ONLY detrimental. That theory has evolved to reveal that forest fires clear out the underbrush & fertilize the forest floor so that the big trees like Redwoods, Bristlecone Pines, Junipers, Pinyons and other conifers may flourish.
Arson is not one of the most common causes of fires in the home and workplace. More common causes include cooking accidents, electrical malfunctions, heating equipment issues, and smoking-related incidents. Arson is a deliberate act of setting a fire with the intent to cause damage, and while it can occur, it is not as common as these other accidental causes.
the Pottawatomie one of the three fires lived in wigwam's.
I searched through the television show database but it did not go back to the late Forties and Fifties. I thought there was one called Home Fires or Keep The Home Fires Burning.
One can purchase gas fires and surrounds at a number of retailers. Some of these include Wholesale Furniture Brokers, Wickes, Fireplace World and Real Flame.
The number one cause of collisions on the freeway is following too closely (tailgating).
probably not number one but a huge cause of many deaths