In 2020, there were 173,000 highway vehicle fires reported in the United States which caused 580 civilian deaths. This was a slight increase from the previous year, when 550 civilians died from highway vehicle fires.
Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2020
Highway vehicles include any vehicle designed to operate normally on highways, such as automobiles, motorcycles, buses, trucks, and trailers, but not manufactured homes on foundations.
Values are estimates.
Figures from prior to 2020 were taken from previous editions of the report.
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National Fire Protection Association. (September 15, 2021). Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2020." Chart. September 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. (2021). Number of civilian deaths caused by highway vehicle fires in the United States from 1980 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
National Fire Protection Association. "Number of Civilian Deaths Caused by Highway Vehicle Fires in The United States from 1980 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/377009/us-highway-vehicle-fires-civilian-deaths/
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