Information on the number of fires involving guests, solely in bed and breakfast establishments in England is unavailable. However, statistics on the number of fatal and non-fatal casualties in accidental fires in commercially run establishments (with sleeping accommodation) (2002-06) is in the following table. The statistics include fires in hotels and boarding houses as well as bed and breakfast establishments and are not limited solely to guests as a breakdown of the data held to this level is not possible.
Total 2002 Fires 692 Fatal casualties 0 Non fatal casualties 44 2003 Fires 583 Fatal casualties 0 Non fatal casualties 52 2004 Fires 670 Fatal casualties 0 Non fatal casualties 35 2005 Fires 514 Fatal casualties 0 Non fatal casualties 29 2006 Fires 572 Fatal casualties 1 Non fatal casualties 66 1 Provisional Notes: 1. Including hotels, boarding houses and Bed and Breakfast establishments. 2. Excluding incidents not recorded during periods of industrial action in 2002 and 2003. 3 Figures for 2006 are provisional and subject to change.
[holding answer 29 February 2008]: Information on the number of fires caused by cigarette smoking, solely in bed and breakfast establishments, in England, is unavailable. However, statistics on the number of fires in commercially run establishments (with sleeping accommodation) where smoking materials were cause of fire (2002-06) is in the following tables. The statistics include fires in hotels and boarding houses as well as bed and breakfast establishments.
Total Smokers’ materials Cigarette lighters Matches Cooking appliances Space heating appliances 2002 Fires 692 119 8 6 168 43 Fatal casualties 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non fatal casualties 44 10 1 0 11 3 2003 Fires 583 94 1 1 163 16 Fatal casualties 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non fatal casualties 52 13 0 0 6 2 2004 Fires 670 65 1 1 172 27 Fatal casualties 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non fatal casualties 35 11 0 0 8 2 2005 Fires 514 61 2 3 151 12 Fatal casualties 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non fatal casualties 29 6 1 0 12 1 2006 Fires 572 71 0 2 144 20 Fatal casualties 1 1 0 0 0 0 Non fatal casualties 66 8 0 0 12 1
Water heating appliances Welding and cutting equipment Electrical distribution Other electrical appliances Candles Other Unspecified 2002 Fires 29 26 53 168 22 49 0 Fatal casualties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non fatal casualties 0 2 5 6 3 3 0 2003 Fires 9 7 58 141 42 29 28 Fatal casualties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non fatal casualties 0 0 2 16 9 3 1 2004 Fires 29 15 65 208 30 42 15 Fatal casualties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non fatal casualties 1 0 2 9 0 1 1 2005 Fires 18 11 55 143 20 29 9 Fatal casualties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non fatal casualties 2 0 2 3 2 0 0 2006 Fires 36 6 74 136 14 35 35 Fatal casualties 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non fatal casualties 0 2 5 29 3 0 4 1 Provisional. Notes: 1. Including hotels, boarding houses and Bed and Breakfast establishments. 2. Excluding incidents not recorded during periods of industrial action in 2002 and 2003. 3. Figures for 2006 are provisional and subject to change.