Last year four people died from accidental fires across Merseyside, one of the lowest figures since 2007.
This is down from a high of 16 in 2015. In the last 15 years, there have been 108 deaths as a result of fires across Merseyside with 31 of these taking place in Wirral.
Data from the Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service shows that when looking at deprivation on a local level, more than 400 injuries from fires in 2019 happened in the 20% poorest areas with incidents in the most deprived areas being higher than anywhere else.
