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Home fire fatalities in the news

Information on home 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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We gather home fire fatality information from U.S. news media reports published within 24-48 hours after a fatal fire. These early reports provide only basic information about what happened, such as how many fatalities, when and where the fire happened, and the type of home, for example, a house, apartment or mobile home. Most fires require investigations that can take weeks or months to complete. For this reason, the information found on this page should be viewed only as preliminary, especially as it relates to the cause of the fire and the presence or absence of working smoke alarms.

351 civilian home fire fatalities reported by U.S. news media between January 1, 2019 and February 19, 2019,

for criteria = All causes, All residential building types, for All states .
MFI Incident Date City/State Reported Cause Gender Age
n/a 02/15/2019 Albuquerque, NM Under investigation n/a n/a
1/3 02/14/2019 Watertown, NY Cooking Female n/a
2/3 02/14/2019 Watertown, NY Cooking Male n/a
3/3 02/14/2019 Watertown, NY Cooking Female n/a
n/a 02/14/2019 Middleburg, FL Under investigation Male 49
n/a 02/14/2019 Sapulpa, OK Under investigation Male 63
1/2 02/14/2019 Lancaster, PA Under investigation Male 59
2/2 02/14/2019 Lancaster, PA Under investigation Female 59
n/a 02/14/2019 Shelton (Mason County), WA Under investigation n/a n/a
n/a 02/14/2019 Anchorage, AK Under investigation n/a n/a

MFI = Multiple fatality incident

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