A lightning strike is a common cause of wild fires, which can happen anywhere.
Accidental fires occur frequently, with millions reported each year worldwide. They can result from various causes such as faulty electrical wiring, cooking mishaps, smoking, and negligence. It is crucial to practice fire safety measures to minimize the risk of accidental fires.
Forest fires can happen anywhere
Kuwaiti oil fires happened in 1991.
Each year, approximately 170,000 kitchen fires occur in the United States, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). These fires account for about 49% of all residential fires, with cooking equipment being the leading cause. The majority of kitchen fires result from unattended cooking, highlighting the importance of supervision while preparing meals.
A lightning strike is a common cause of wild fires, which can happen anywhere.
Fires anywhere can cause death and destruction.
Apparently some of the fires were started deliberately and accidental fires may also have been started. It is difficult to ascertain the cause of most fires, lightning is also a mayor cause for these fires. You must keep in mind that the media will beat up human causes where ever they can because that will attract more attention and viewers and of coarse money for the share holders.
The biggest danger was accidental fires.
Accidental fires occur frequently, with millions reported each year worldwide. They can result from various causes such as faulty electrical wiring, cooking mishaps, smoking, and negligence. It is crucial to practice fire safety measures to minimize the risk of accidental fires.
keep flammable materials away from sources of ignition
Forest fires can happen anywhere
keep the community safe and take out fires
As such the hazards are limited to accidental electric shocks and fires
Kuwaiti oil fires happened in 1991.
Cooking/kitchen fires.
The top ten accidental causes of death in the US include motor vehicle accidents, unintentional poisoning (including drug overdoses), falls, accidental drowning, accidental firearm injuries, accidental suffocation, unintentional fires and burns, accidental exposure to smoke or fire, accidental ingestion of objects, and accidental machinery injuries.