Sunday, September 7, 2008

Cause of ignition, 1st half of 2003

Essential Data Solutions, an information-gathering firm, reveals a snapshot of incidents by cause of ignition for the first half of 2003. For more information about how the data are compiled, visit www.edscentral.net.

Unintentional 37.68%
Intentional 5.24%
Other 8.5%
Cause undetermined after investigation 16.31%
Cause under investigation 10.66%
Act of nature 1.38%
Failure of equipment or heat source 20.22%


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