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devastation of home fires. It’s even more heartbreaking when a young life is cut short. Each day, an average of nearly three children die in home fires. Overall, between 75 to 80 percent of home fire deaths in this country occur in the homes without working smoke alarms.
Considering that a residential fire ignites every 85 seconds and fire deaths peak
81.9%