Residential Fire Fatalities in the News

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Information on residential fire fatalities is compiled through a daily Internet search (Monday-Friday) of U.S. news media reports. The primary purpose of this information is to help raise awareness about the danger of fire and the frequency of home fire deaths.

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USFA estimates approximately one-third to one-half of the total number of residential fire fatalities that occur each year are captured on this page. Information is obtained from news media reports published or aired within 24-48 hours after the fire; therefore, complete information is not available. Most fires require a post-incident investigation that may take days or months to complete. Only at the conclusion of the investigation will relevant facts be determined. For this reason, the statistics found on this page are only preliminary and should be viewed as such.

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1248 civilian fire fatalities reported by U.S. news media between January 1, 2013 and June 19, 2013, for criteria = All Causes.

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MFI Incident Date City/State Reported Cause Gender Age Additional Information
n/a 06/16/2013 Clayton, OH Under Investigation Female n/a A woman who was bed-ridden died in a house fire.
n/a 06/16/2013 Wagoner, OK Under Investigation Male 13 A 13-year-old boy died in a house fire.
1/2 06/16/2013 Calumet, OK Under Investigation n/a n/a Two people died in a house fire.
2/2 06/16/2013 Calumet, OK Under Investigation n/a n/a
n/a 06/16/2013 Waco, TX Under Investigation Female 34 A 34-year-old woman died in a house fire.
n/a 06/16/2013 Dayton, OH Under Investigation Male 74 A 74-year-old man died n a house fire.
n/a 06/15/2013 Harlan, IA Under Investigation Female 89 An 89-year-old man died in a house fire.
n/a 06/15/2013 Elizabeth, NJ Under Investigation Female 17 A 17-year-old girl died in a rooming house fire.
n/a 06/14/2013 Chicago, IL Under Investigation Male n/a A man died in an apartment fire.
n/a 06/14/2013 Newark, NJ Under Investigation Female 59 A 59-year-old woman died in a house fire.

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