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The Midland Journal
Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland
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Educational leaflet from the National Board of Fire Underwriters highlights that most fires occur in homes and kitchens, causing $65,000,000 in annual insured damages and 15,000 deaths yearly, mostly women and children, and warns against using kerosene or gasoline to accelerate fires due to carelessness risks.
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It may astonish the housekeeper of this country to learn that most fires occur in homes and that most fires start in kitchens. The loss and damage to homes in insured city dwellings amount to about $65,000,000 a year, a very large percentage being preventable.
About 15,000 people are burned to death each year in the United States, a majority of the victims being women and children.
An educational leaflet issued by the National Board of Fire Underwriters observes that numerous fatalities, due to carelessness in handling matches, gas, kerosene, gasoline, electrical attachments and numerous other articles, make it astonishing that any sensible woman would use kerosene or gasoline to accelerate a sluggish fire.
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loss and damage to homes in insured city dwellings amount to about $65,000,000 a year; about 15,000 people are burned to death each year, a majority of the victims being women and children; numerous fatalities due to carelessness in handling matches, gas, kerosene, gasoline, electrical attachments and numerous other articles.
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Most fires occur in homes and start in kitchens; a very large percentage being preventable; educational leaflet observes that it is astonishing that any sensible woman would use kerosene or gasoline to accelerate a sluggish fire.