U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated average of 51,800 reported home structure fires involving electrical failure or malfunction in 2007. These fires resulted in 451 civilian deaths, 1,641 civilian injuries and $1.2 billion in direct property damage. Facts & Figures Forty-one percent of home electrical failure fires involved electrical distribution or lighting equipment in 2003-2007. In 2003-2007, 53% of electrical failure…