Fire Damage - Fire fighting

Arson has become the number one cause of serious damage to schools and commercial buildings, overtaking electrical faults and discarded cigarettes in recent years. Simon Threadgold argues that a change of attitude towards fire prevention is urgently needed

Arson is now the biggest single cause of fires in the UK and fire damage accounts for 60% of commercial insurance claims, but the threat is still not being taken seriously enough.

Furthermore, Graham

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