Cause of Fires by a heated hair or beauty tool or candles - Find a freedom of information request

Request

Please can you share information on how many fires have been recorded where one of the below items were involved:


- A heated hair or beauty tool (for example, hair straighteners, curling wands, hair dryers)

- candles

If possible, please can you provide the above data split by month, and for the calendar years 2021,2022, and 2023 to date. If this request exceeds the allocated time limit for requests, please prioritise data for 2022 as a whole, followed by 2023 to date.

Decision

I can confirm that the information requested is held by Lincolnshire County Council. I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

Fire incidents between 01 January 2021 and 30 April 2023

Year Month Number of Fires caused by:      
Row Labels Matches & candles - Candles Other domestic style appliance - Hair dryer Other domestic style appliance - other - hair straighteners Grand Total
2021 January 2     2
2021 February 2     2
2021 March 2     2
2021 April 3     3
2021 May 1     1
2021 June   1   1
2021 September 1     1
2021 October 1     1
2021 November 2   1 3
2021 December 2     2
2022 February 1     1
2022 March 2     2
2022 May 2     2
2022 August 1     1
2022 November 2     2
2022 December 1     1
2023 March 1     1
2023 April 2     2
Grand Total 28 1 1 30
Reference number
FOI 6808593
Date request received
12/05/23
Date of decision
30/05/23