QUINCY, Mass. Interrupting a decades-long decline, total fire deaths rose to 4,045 last year, an increase of 13.3% from the previous year, according to a report released from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). In all, 3,420 fire deaths occurred in the home, an increase of 18.1%, according to the report, titled Fire Loss in the U.S. During 2000, the home accounted for 85% of all fire
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