1 More home fires start in the kitchen than in any other place in the house. The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is leaving the kitchen while food is cooking.  Heating equipment. Heating equipment (such as chimneys and space heaters) is the second leading cause of home fires, home fire injuries and deaths.
Ask it here. Source: The Government Hill Alliance, San Antonio, TX data and statistics displayed above are derived from the United States Census Bureau.
Published 6:36 pm, Friday, September 30, 2011. Photo: Kin Man Hui, SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS. This classical two-story Victorian home drew Raymond and Alane Rivera to the Government Hill neighborhood. This classical two-story Victorian home drew Raymond and Alane Rivera to the Government Hill neighborhood.