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> Fire safety in the UK is pretty poor compared to the USA. The tighter fire regulations in the US are a result of building everything from far more combustibl
by laurencerowe 3y ago
> Fire safety in the UK is pretty poor compared to the USA.
The tighter fire regulations in the US are a result of building everything from far more combustible materials. Even so, the fire death rate in the US is more than double that of the UK, 11/million vs 5/million annually.
Living in California it's probably a good thing my home is made of wood rather than bricks if there is ever an earthquake, but coming from the UK it all seems a bit flimsy!