Arson Fire in Miramar?
2/8/2022 (Permalink)
I saw the boys riding away on their bikes at the same time I saw the smoke billowing out of my neighbor’s yard. Fortunately, a camera caught the youths in the act of setting the fire, and they were apprehended and confessed to starting the fire. SERVPRO® of Pembroke Pines/West Miramar restores all types of fire damage in Miramar. Although most fires are accidental, some are intentional. Here are some facts about arson in the United States published by the National Fire Protection Association:
- Between 2010 and 2014, United States municipal fire departments responded to an average of 261,330 fires that were intentionally set
- These fires included 196,480 outside or unclassified fires, 49,690 structure fires, and 13,160 vehicle fires
- Losses resulting from these fires included 440 civilian deaths, 1,310 civilian injuries, and $1 billion in direct property damage
- Despite representing 19 percent of all intentional fires, structure fires accounted for 87 percent of civilian deaths, 84 percent of civilian injuries, and 86 percent of direct property damage caused by deliberate fires
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