Fatal residential fire accidents in the municipality of Copenhagen, 1991-1996.

@article{Leth1998FatalRF,
  title={Fatal residential fire accidents in the municipality of Copenhagen, 1991-1996.},
  author={Peter Mygind Leth and Markil Gregersen and Svend Sabroe},
  journal={Preventive medicine},
  year={1998},
  volume={27 3},
  pages={
          444-51
        }
}
BACKGROUND The death rate for fatal fire accidents in Denmark has doubled since 1951, mostly due to an increase in the number of fire accidents associated with smoking. The most common cause of residential fire deaths in Denmark today is smoking, often combined with alcohol intoxication or handicap. METHODS This was a case-control study of fatal fire accidents in private homes in the municipality of Copenhagen from 1991 to 1996. The fatal fire accidents were identified from a police register… 
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