Fires (Hansard, 10 June 2002)

§ Mr. Moss
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions (1) how many domestic fires were recorded by each fire authority in each of the past 10 years; [59202]
(2) how many (a) deaths and (b) serious injuries caused by domestic fires were recorded by fire authorities broken down by age range (i) 0–5, (ii) 6–10, (iii) 11–20 and (iv) 21 plus in the last 10 years; [59204]
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(3) how many fires in multiple occupation homes were recorded by fire authorities in each of the past 10 years; [59205]

§ Mr. Moss
(4) how many(a) deaths and (b) serious injuries caused by domestic fires were recorded by each fire authority in each of the past 10 years. [59203]

§ Mr. Leslie
I have been asked to reply.
The information requested is contained in the tables which have been placed in the House Library.

§ Mrs. May
To ask the Deputy Prime Minister how many house fires there were in which people were(a) killed, (b) injured and (c) both, broken down by (i) deliberate and (ii) accidental fires, in the last three years. [60436]

§ Mr. Raynsford
I have been asked to reply.
The following table shows the number of accidental and malicious (ie deliberate) dwelling fires attended by local authority fire brigades in the United Kingdom that resulted in deaths and injuries for the years 1998, 1999 and 2000.

Number of dwelling¹ fires

1998 1999 2000²

Accidental

Total fires 57,718 58,366 56,655

Fires with deaths only 309 293 268

Fires with injuries only 8,829 8,756 8,315

Fires with deaths and injuries 106 78 89

Malicious

Total fires 13,359 13,862 14,242

Fires with deaths only 34 31 30

Fires with injuries only 1,177 1,195 1,296

Fires with deaths and injuries 14 18 17

¹ Dwellings are defined as buildings occupied by households, excluding hotels, hostels and residential institutions. They also include caravans, houseboats and other non-building structures used solely as a permanent dwelling

² Data for 2000 are provisional. Death figures have not been estimated to take account of revisions likely to occur once further information from inquests and death certificates confirming cause of death is received.

	Number of dwelling¹ fires
	1998	1999	2000²
Accidental
Total fires	57,718	58,366	56,655
Fires with deaths only	309	293	268
Fires with injuries only	8,829	8,756	8,315
Fires with deaths and injuries	106	78	89
Malicious
Total fires	13,359	13,862	14,242
Fires with deaths only	34	31	30
Fires with injuries only	1,177	1,195	1,296
Fires with deaths and injuries	14	18	17
¹ Dwellings are defined as buildings occupied by households, excluding hotels, hostels and residential institutions. They also include caravans, houseboats and other non-building structures used solely as a permanent dwelling
² Data for 2000 are provisional. Death figures have not been estimated to take account of revisions likely to occur once further information from inquests and death certificates confirming cause of death is received.