That A fire can engulf a house in a matter of minutes.
Fire is the third leading cause of accidental deaths in the United States.
Eighty percent of all fire deaths occur in the home. Most fatal home fires occur at night, while people sleep. Fire produces toxic gases and smoke that numb the senses. If you're asleep, or become disoriented by toxic gases, you may not even realize that there is a fire. Smoke detectors more than double the chance of surviving a fire.