REAL ESTATE FACTS
Most Frequent Causes of Residential Fires Heating: 26.6% Cooking: 16.1 Suspicious 10.2 Smoking: 6.6 Electrical: 7.1 Appliances: 5.9 Children playing: 4.4 Unknown 7.8 Others 15.3 SOURCE: U.S. Fire Administration
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