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According to a new USFA report, cooking remained the leading cause of all residential building fires and injuries for the period 2008-2010. An estimated average of 164,500 cooking fires occurred each year and resulted in an annual average of 110 deaths, 3,525 injuries and $309 million in property loss.
On
February 12, 2013, 7
residential fire fatalities were reported by news media throughout the United States.
| Matthew Porcari Owego Fire Department, NY |
| Jonathan Burgess South Alabama Regional Airport Fire Department, AL |
| Mike Chiapperini West Webster Fire District, NY |
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