h5 classuiStreamMessage data-ftquottypequot1quottnquotquotKquot stylefont-size 11px margin 0px 0px 5px padding 0px word-break break-word word-wrap break-word font-weight normal font-family lucida grande tahoma verdana arial sans-serif line-height 14px text-align left span classmessageBody data-ftquottypequot3 stylecolor rgb51 51 51 font-size 13px line-height 1.38 Electrical Safety in the HomebrbrU.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 46500 reported home structure fires involving electrical failure or malfunction in 2010. These fires resulted in 420 civilian deaths 1520 civilian injuries and 1.5 billion in direct property damage.nbspbrbrFacts amp Figuresbrspan classtextexposedshow styledisplay inline brForty-nine percent of home electrical failure fires involved electrical distribution or lighting equipment in 2005-2009.nbspbrbrIn 2005-2009 46 of electrical failure home fires involved other known type of equipment. The leading other known type of equipment involved in home electrical failure fires are range washer or dryer and fans.brbrU.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 19900 reported home structure fires involving electrical distribution or lighting equipment in 2010. These fires resulted in 240 civilian fire deaths 980 civilian fire injuries and 774 million in direct property damage.brbrSome type of electrical failure or malfunction was cited as factor contributing to ignition for 73 of electrical distribution or lighting equipment home structure fires.brbrCheck out this link on nfpa.org for more infobra hrefhttpwww.nfpa.orgassetsfilesPDFElectricalFactSheet.pdf fcksavedurlhttpwww.nfpa.orgassetsfilesPDFElectricalFactSheet.pdf targetblank relnofollow nofollow stylecursor pointer color rgb59 89 152 text-decoration none httpwww.nfpa.orgassetswbrspan classwordbreak styledisplay inline-block spanfilesPDFwbrspan classwordbreak styledisplay inline-block spanElectricalFactSheet.pdfabrbr National Fire Protection Association 2013spanspanh5pp
