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Across the country as a whole, arson is a far bigger problem than you might think: in fact, it's the single biggest cause of fire in England and Wales. In 2014-15 there were 68,400 deliberately started fires, and in the most recent economic report (published in 2008), arson was estimated by the government to have cost the economy £1.7 billion in the preceding year, without factoring in environmental and social costs. In an average week, 20 schools will deal with deliberately started fires and one person will die in an arson attack. All things considered, it's amazing we don't hear about it more.READ ON BROADLY: Hot for Hacker – Meet The Women Obsessed With Edward Snowden
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