Cigarette Fire Fast Facts
Alabama Injury Lawyers Serving Birmingham, Montgomery, and Huntsville
- Cigarettes are the leading cause of fire deaths in the United States.
- Between 700 and 900 people are killed due to cigarette fires every year.
- More than 3,000 people are injured in cigarette fires every year.
- Many victims of cigarette fires are non-smokers.
- Small children, senior citizens, and other family members are common victims.
- Firefighters and other emergency personnel are also killed in some cigarette fires.
- Cigarette fires cost our society as much as $6 billion a year.
- Nearly 1 in 10 fatal building fires begin with a cigarette and end in a person’s death.
- People admitted to hospitals after cigarette fires are 5 times more likely to die than other patients.
- Cigarette fire survivors typically stay in the hospital 60% longer than survivors of other fires.
- Treatment for cigarette fire victims is 33% more expensive per day than other fire victims.
Our law firm believes in putting people over profits. If you have lost a loved one in any fire started by a cigarette, or if they have suffered serious Alabama burn injuries, we may be able to help recover money damages. We want to help you get the money you need—the money you deserve—for your injuries, your pain and suffering, and for your irreplaceable loss.
Call or e-mail us today. There is never a fee unless we recover money damages.
Source: National Fire Protection Association’s Fire Analysis and Research Division
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