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Principal Ccuee Of
Fire Ca relcssnesc
Fi:e losses in the United Stft.es durinp the first half of 1957 amounts to $550 pii'l'on, accorilHur to estimates of the Natigna' ' Hoard of Fire Underwriters.
These losses represent an increase of 5.9 per cent over th -first six months of 1956, when ‘hr fire toll was $517 million, and 14. 6 per rent increase over January Jure 1955, when losses w<re million
Principal causes of known-oriCfi-er continued to he smoking, careless use.of matches and nvir usf. of e’ectririty.
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