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Record 1 2011-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fire Safety
DEF

The generation of a fire due to the failure to exercise due care and reasonable prudence.

CONT

A speaker at a recent convention of arson investigators claimed that the United States has one of the worst fire safety records of any industrialized country because of a lax attitude toward fires caused by carelessness. Richey Adams called such fires "negligent arson" and recommended stiff penalities for those guilty of starting fires through reckless or thoughtless actions.

OBS

Arson: intentional and malicious burning of property.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité incendie
DEF

Incendie involontaire provoqué par suite d'incompétence ou de négligence.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguridad contra incendios
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