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What are the leading causes of home fires?

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What are the leading causes of home fires?

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Cooking equipment was the leading cause of home fires and civilian fire injuries in 1999. Smoking materials ranked first among the causes of home fire deaths and electrical distribution equipment fires caused the largest share of direct property damage. Source: National estimates based on NFIRS and NFPA survey. See more information about the leading causes of fires (PDF*, 8 KB).