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What Types of Burn Injuries are Commonly Suffered in Car Accidents?
There are a number of reasons why a car can catch on fire. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 49 percent of all car fires result from a mechanical failure. Approximately 23 percent of all vehicle fires involve an electrical failure or malfunction and three percent result from a crash or a rollover accident. The majority of fatal vehicles fires (58 percent) occur as a result of car crashes and not due to mechanical or electrical failures.
According to the NFPA, there were 184,500 vehicle fires in the year 2010. In those accidents, 285 civilians were killed and 1,440 were injured. In the year 2009, 190,500 vehicle fires resulted in 260 fatalities and 1,455 injuries. Between the years 2003 and 2007, an average of 287,000 vehicle fires resulted in the death of 480 civilians and 1,525 injuries.
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