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Unrestricted © Siemens AG 2017
May 2017Page 4 Building Technologies/Fire Safety
Fire incidents in schools –
Costs and causes
Few injuries Many incidents High costs Main causes
UK figures show
• One fatality between
1993 and 2014
• ~50 injuries per year
But we should not
become complacent!
Each year in the UK, fire
service intervention is
required in 2,000 cases.
In other words
• 1 in every 15 schools
• Disrupting the
education of 90,000
children
Arson is greatest threat
• Up to 75% of fires are
started deliberately
• 70% of all incidents
occur outside school
hours
Cooking equipment is
the next biggest threat
Property losses are
extremely high
• €100 million per year
• Twice as high as the
next in the list
• 60x higher than
office losses
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