Countries pay huge costs in life and money for electrical fires
According to insurance report statistics collected by government ministries MEEDDM and ONSE , every year in France firefighters are called to approximately 200,000 household fires. Of these, one quarter are caused by electrical sources. This represents a household fire reported every two minutes and an electrical fire every 8 minutes! In the USA, according to the National Fire Prevention Association, electrical failure or malfunction was the cause for up to 55,000 home structure fires since 2000 , resulting in 455 deaths and 1,500 injuries annually. In this blog series I’ll be talking about some surprising statistics regarding electrical fires and electrical safety , the reasons for these problems, and what can be done about them. First, let’s further look at the situation in France. Nearly 300 people die each year as a result of domestic fires, almost one per day. Beyond this tragic loss of life, this situation also has dramatic economic consequences. Losses are estimated at aroun...