...A fire is when a structure, forest, wilderness, transportation equipment, etc. burns due to unintentional causes, including arson, and spreads on its own, but it is called a fire because it affects things that are useful to humans. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency's White Paper on Fire and Disaster Management categorizes fires into building fires, forest fires, vehicle fires, ship fires, aircraft fires, and other fires (fires caused by dry grass in vacant lots or on banks, signs, etc.) based on the object being burned. Of these, building fires have accounted for more than 60% of fires in recent years. *Some of the terminology used in reference to "fire condolences" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…火事とは,建造物,山林・原野,輸送用機器等が放火を含め意図せざる原因によって燃え,自力で拡大していく状態にあるものをいうが,人間にとって有用なものが被災するという点からは,火災と呼ぶ。《消防白書》(消防庁編)は,火災を燃焼対象物により,建物火災,林野火災,車両火災,船舶火災,航空機火災およびその他火災(空地・土手などの枯草,看板などの火災)に分類する。このうち近年の出火件数では建物火災が毎年60%以上を占めている。… ※「火事見舞い」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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