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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by rovolo on Monday January 23, 2023 @07:35PM (#34497333)
The 2% is a bit misleading because the fire severity depends on how well it's contained. ~50% of fires are "confined" to an object, mostly cooking fires inside pots. Garages are 5% of non-confined fires, which is similar to living rooms (6%) and attics (5%) [0]. The numbers also go slightly up when apartment buildings are excluded[1], taking garage fires to 6% of non-confined residential fires.

[0] https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/statistics/v21i2.pdf

[1] https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/statistics/v21i6.pdf

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Re:US Construction worker productivity has dropped 40% in th... by RC_ITR on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @02:18AM (#34500483)
Thank you for the clarification, but it still seems arbitrary to single out garages (I think it was chosen because it’s simply the most palatable)
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