Estimated 1998 residential structure lighter child play fire losses attended by the fire service
| Age of fire starter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Loss measure and lighter type | Total | Age <5 | Age ≥5 |
| Note: Detail may not add due to rounding. All estimates were rounded; fires to the nearest hundred, deaths and injuries to the nearest ten, and estimated property loss to the nearest tenth of a million dollars. | |||
| Fires (n=375) | |||
| Total | 6100 | 3100 | 3000 |
| Cigarette | 5000 | 2400 | 2600 |
| Multipurpose | 1100 | 800 | 400 |
| Deaths (n=23) | |||
| Total | 130 | 90 | 40 |
| Cigarette | 90 | 70 | 20 |
| Multipurpose | 50 | 20 | 20 |
| Injuries (n=95) | |||
| Total | 810 | 530 | 280 |
| Cigarette | 670 | 480 | 200 |
| Multipurpose | 140 | 50 | 90 |
| Property loss ($millions) (n=$7.1) | |||
| Total | 99.0 | 53.7 | 45.3 |
| Cigarette | 79.8 | 38.2 | 41.7 |
| Multipurpose | 19.2 | 15.6 | 3.6 |