There have been fewer fires but more deaths and greater property damage in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same period last year, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said Monday.
According to the latest data from the BFP, 3,991 fire incidents were reported from January 1 to April 17, 2023—more than 10% lower than the 4,448 incidents monitored in the same period last year.
The number of those injured by fire incidents in the first quarter of this year is 402, compared to 352 in the first quarter of 2022. Smoking or lighting cigarettes is the top cause of blazes, the BFP said, followed by electrical ignition caused by arcing; electrical ignition caused by loose connection; and ignition caused by fireworks or pyrotechnics explosions.
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