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NFPA Statistics 1999-2000 — Causes of Fires, averages:
- 13,200 electrical fires
- 10,900 Heating/HVAC equipment fires
- 9,000 contained trash (wastebasket) fires
- 2,300 fires started by lightning
- 2,100 spontaneous combustion fires
Over 64% of fires in commercial buildings are due to two things a data center cannot do without:
Power and Climate Control Equipment
The equipment required to support data centers increases the risk of fire to adjacent areas:
- Power generators
- UPS battery backup units
- High voltage transformers
Fire statistics for 2006 from the United States Fire Administration (USFA):
- 31,000 cases of arson in the US, resulting in $755 million in damages
- Over 111,500 non-residential fires
- Over $2.6 billion in damages
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