![]() ![]() It should be noted that old homes generally had stuff like stoves, iron boxes, fans, fridges, geysers, etc. The situation is graver with regard to old buildings where electrical infrastructure has not been upgraded to bear new load for various uses. Loose or improper wiring, substandard electrical fittings, and poor maintenance of wiring trigger most short-circuit fires. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) data attributes nearly 40 percent of deaths at the workplace to electrical issues.Īround 42 percent of fires are caused by defective electrical systems. It is worth noting that the annual average of electric-related deaths in workplaces in the United Kingdom and the United States is 8 and 82 respectively. ![]() Workplace accidents report nearly 13 electrocution deaths on an average day in India. Of this, 4,799 caused deaths while 2,309 resulted in injuries and yet others involved deaths of 4,296 animals. As per the data provided by the Indian Copper Association India (ICA-India), the year 2016-17 witnessed 11,444 electrical accidents. The lives lost in the US are in a few 100s whereas the lives lost in India run into thousands. In Russia, around 3,000 lives are lost every year because of electrical fires. Around 90 percent of fire-related accidents in the country are caused by electricity. The scenario of electrical accidents in India is far grimmer. Fire Administration, between 20, electrical fires accounted for 6.3 percent of all residential fires, with approximately 24,000 fires being reported each year. The increasing use of electricity has made our world extremely susceptible to electrical fires. ![]()
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