- North Lanarkshire - 232 incidents
- Aberdeen city - 245 incidents
- Edinburgh city - 340 incidents
- Glasgow city - 615 incidents
Welcome to Inequality street
Scroll the factsIn areas of dense housing, a fire that starts in one property…
can quickly spread to the neighbouring homes
And while overall, domestic fires are reducing…
in most incidents, electricity is consistently the cause
With a higher percentage of electrical fires occuring in Scotland than in England
The facts and figures in 2016…
4,969 accidental house fires in Scotland
75% caused by an electrical source
589 casualties, 9 fatalities
The main causes of domestic electrical fires…?
2,819 cooking appliance incidents
346 wiring, cabling & plug incidents
Plus, in the last year there’s been an increase in fires caused by domestic electrical white goods -
fires in total - the equivalent of over 4 fires per week
At present:
New buildings must have Residual Current Devices (RCDs)
Properties owned by Private Landlords must undergo electrical safety inspections every 5 years
But there are no measures in place for:
Social Landlords or Owner Occupiers
...who account for 80% of Scotland’s housing
Clearly,
something needs to be done
This inconsistency could cost lives
Our ‘Inequality Street’ campaign is calling for change
For a common electrical standard for all housing across Scotland