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Last year, Finland recorded a total of 2,260 fires originating from electrical devices and installations, according to data from the rescue services’ PRONTO database. This marks a decrease from the previous year’s figure of over 2,400 incidents. Among these, stoves and ovens were identified as the starting point for 860 fires, down from more than 900 in the preceding year. Notably, these stove-related fires are rarely due to appliance faults, with human carelessness frequently identified as the cause. Tragically, these electrical fires resulted in 13 fatalities across eight separate incidents.
Electrical fires, defined as those ignited by energy directly from electrical
Source: www.helsinkitimes.fi
