Demographic and circumstantial characteristics of fire/burn youth deaths, Philadelphia, 1995
| Age of person (years) starting fire | Smoke detector | Activity of person starting fire | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of fire | No | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Yes | No | Playing | Other |
| *Not applicable. | |||||||||
| Matches | 8 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Cigarette | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Lighter | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — |
| Space heater | 3 | * | * | * | * | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| Electrical wire | 5 | * | * | * | * | 3 | 2 | — | 5 |
| Other | 5 | * | * | * | * | 2 | 3 | — | 5 |