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Home safety experts looked at the types of properties as well as the areas across the country that experience the most accidental home fire incidents.
The research did this by looking at the proportion of fires that occurred in different types of homes as well as the number of fire and rescue incidents per 100,000 people in different regions.
Below are the properties and areas where you are most likely to experience an accidental fire, according to the ADT.
Properties most likely to catch fire accidentally, according to experts
Experts revealed that bungalows are the most at risk of accidental fires as 94.19% of the fires were accidental.
Experts said that because these buildings only have one floor, the impact of the fires could be more devastating.
This was followed by “other housing” such as mobile homes and sheltered detached dwellings, at 92%.
Here is the complete list and percentage of accidental fires:
1. Bungalow- 1 room
94.19%
2. Other residences
92.24%
3. House – one dwelling
91.72%
4. A medium-purpose apartment/two floors
89.83%
5. Converted two-storey apartment – one room
88.33%
6. Purpose built apartment/low rise maisonette
86.35%
7. Purpose built high rise apartment/two floors
84.16
8. A multi-occupancy residence
81.05
Areas with the highest number of fire and rescue incidents
Here are the areas of England with the highest number of fire and rescue incidents, at a rate of 100,000 people, in 2021/22.
1. Greater London
202.96
2. Greater Manchester
53.99
3. West Midlands
46.28
4. West Yorkshire
44.29
5. Kent
34.88
6. Lancashire
34.07
7. Merseyside
32.44
8. Tyne and Wear
31.76
9. Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
29.68
10. Devon and Somerset
29.40
Greater London had the highest number of fire and rescue incidents, with a rate of 202.96 per 100,000 people.
Other areas such as Greater Manchester and the West Midlands also saw a higher number of fire and rescue incidents.
Greater Manchester saw a 34.84% increase in the number of fires between 2021 and 2022.
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