Property damage and loss of lives, these are usually the results of fires. But did you know that one of the number one factors behind fire is electricity? Home electric fires claim the lives of just about five hundred North Americans every year and harm another 2300. Yearly, these fires result in over $800 million in property losses.

Roughly one 3rd of the just about seventy thousand home electronic fires that happen every year are traceable to design and producing defects in electrical products. The rest are a result of the misuse and poor upkeep of electric products, overloaded circuits and extension cords, and incorrectly installed wiring. The 3 elements that have to be present for a fire to manifest and sustain itself are quite well known.

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