- Author
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National Bureau of Standards Dimensions
- Title
- Most Fire Deaths Occur at Home.
- Journal
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Dimensions (U. S. National Bureau of Standards),
Vol. 60,
No. 8,
21,
August 1976
- Keywords
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death
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home fires
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nightclubs
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nightclubs
- Abstract
- Despite the attention given to spectacular fires in high rise buildings, nightclubs, or nursing homes, most fire deaths in the U.S. occur at home. The majority of these deaths result from carelessly left smoking materials--such as cigarettes, pipes, and cigars--igniting nearby home furnishings.