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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8 civilian fire fatalities reported by U.S. news media on July 5, 2012 for criteria = All Causes.

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MFI Incident Date City/State Reported Cause Gender Age Additional Information
n/a 07/05/2012 Indianapolis, IN Under Investigation Male n/a A man died in a house fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
1/2 07/05/2012 Aledo, IL Under Investigation Male 53 A 40-year-old woman and a 53-year-old man died in a house fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
2/2 07/05/2012 Aledo, IL Under Investigation Female 40
n/a 07/05/2012 Neosho, MO Electrical Malfunction Male 7 A 7-year-old boy died in a mobile home fire. There was a smoke detector in the home, but there is no indication as to whether it was functioning. A short circuit near the trailer’s breaker box was the cause of the fire.
1/2 07/05/2012 Pittsboro, MS Under Investigation Male 10 A 10-year-old boy and a 3-year-old girl died in a house fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
2/2 07/05/2012 Pittsboro, MS Under Investigation Female 3
n/a 07/05/2012 Sioux City, IA Electrical Malfunction Male 41 A 41-year-old man died in a house fire. The cause of the fire was faulty electrical wiring.
n/a 07/05/2012 Mount Pleasant, TN Under Investigation Male 72 A 72-year-old man died in a house fire. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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