Show fire statistics statistic fire statistics reveal that the total annual loss by fire bye is approximately lives and the ratio of deaths to injuries Is 1 to 2 while only a portion or of casualties occur in fires cres tt it lias has been estimated that more mor e than CO 60 per cent of the total number of fires involving damage to IO property perty each year take lake place in the alie home and according acen riling to statistics there is a home fire every four minutes defective flues chimneys and heating plants and sparks on the roof are reported as the known originating causes of largest fire losses during 1929 during the same year the national property loss traceable te tc these sources was estimated estima ted at 30 50 |