1. On average two people die in house fires everyday in the uk.

2. 12,500 people are injured in house fires each year.

3. Being trapped in some way causes 45% of deaths in household fires.

4. There are at least 20 irritant substances found in smoke- their effect on your nose, eyes and throat severely impairs your ability to escape.

5. in dense smoke, walking speeds reduce from over a metre a second to just 30 centimetres a second.

**Source: the office of the Deputy Prime Minster.