§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many fires were accidentally started by blow lamps in 1980, 1981 and to the nearest available date in 1982.
§ Mr. MellorThe available information is for occupied buildings only; fire brigades in the United Kingdom reported that they attended 2,204 fires in 1980 and 2,243 in 1981, the source of which was accidental ignition by a blow lamp. Information for 1982 is not yet available.