FIRE SITUATION IN RESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES CAUSED BY DIFFERENT KINDS OF ELECTRICAL DEVICES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN 2016-2020

There was analyzed the number of fires, fire deaths and fire injures as well as material loss from fires caused by different kinds of electrical devices in residential and public buildings and structures in the Russian Federation in 2016–2020. As a result of the study it was found that approximately two-thirds of the considered fires were caused by cables and wires. Among cables and wires of different kinds, the largest number of fires was caused by open copper wires, open aluminum wires, hidden copper wires and open copper cables. The largest number of fire deaths and injuries, direct material loss also corresponds to fires caused by cables and wires.