Comparison of causes, characteristics and consequences of residential fires in social and non-social housing dwellings in New South Wales, Australia

There are over 17,000 residential fire incidents in Australia annually, of which 6,500 occur in New South Wales (NSW). The number of state-provided accommodations for those on low incomes (social housing), is over 437,000 in Australia of which 34% are located in NSW. This study compared causes, char...

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Main Authors: Nargess Ghassempour, W. Kathy Tannous, Kingsley E. Agho, Gulay Avsar, Lara A. Harvey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-08-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221133552200167X