§ Mr. Gummerasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the number of people killed or seriously injured in fires in each of the years since 107W 1962, in the following categories: hotels and guest houses, offices, shops and factory premises.
§ Mr. BrittanInformation is not available in the form requested. Non-fatal
CASUALTIES FROM FIRES ATTENDED BY LOCAL AUTHORITY FIRE BRIGADES IN CERTAIN TYPES OF BUILDING United Kingdom Number of persons Type of premises in which fire started Year Hotels, hostels, boarding houses, holiday camp buildings etc. Retail distributive trade buildings Manufacturing industry buildings Fatal Non-fatal* Fatal Non-fatal* Fatal Non-fatal* 1963 … … .. .. 2 81 30 326 1964 … … .. .. 5 .. 17 .. 1965 … … .. .. 3 83 23 308 1966 … … .. .. 2 84 20 357 1967 … … .. .. 6 107 27 379 1968 … … 20† .. .. .. .. .. 1969 … … 21† .. .. .. .. .. 1970 … … 12 65 5 104 20 374 1971 … … 27 91 26‡ 153 23 319 1972 … … 20 69 5 129 16 323 1973 … … 30 143 11 162 22 333 1974 … … 35 115 5 122 14 344 1975 … … .. .. .. .. .. .. 1976 … … 16 131 15 129 6 343 1977§ … … 12 105 8 123 7 335 .. Not available. * Casualties who received treatment beyond first aid given at the scene of the fire. † Hotels only. ‡ Including 21 deaths resulting from gas explosion at Clarkston Toll, Glasgow. § Includes estimates for the period of the fire service strike when reporting was incomplete.