That's part of the reason for non-domestic fire deaths falling in the past two years.
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The BBC's Adam Mynott said that to have two friendly fire deaths on consecutive nights was unusual.
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So-called friendly fire deaths -- when troops accidentally fire on allies or their own units -- are counted among combat deaths.
He said London Fire Brigade crews attended half as many fires as a decade ago, while fire deaths were down by a third.
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Mr Johnson said London Fire Brigade crews attended half as many fires as a decade ago, while fire deaths were down by a third.
New training units allowing firefighters to prepare for conditions that can result in fire crew deaths and serious injuries were opened in January.
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Across Wales an average of 20 people lose their lives to fire each year and about 80% of fire related deaths and injuries occur in the home.
Deaths from fire-related incidents, they say, is a major cause - each year more than 100, 000 women are killed by fires in India.
Bashar Jaafari, Syria's ambassador to the United Nations, told reporters Thursday that armed groups had eight violations of the cease-fire that resulted in several deaths Thursday.
Police believe the fire was started deliberately and are treating the deaths as murder.
Provisional cause of deaths was inhalation of smoke and fire gases.
Although firefighters spend only 1 to 5 percent of their time putting out fires, 32 percent of firefighter deaths from heart attacks occur at fire scenes, the study found.
The inquest into the deaths of six people during the fire in Camberwell, south London, in 2009, found failings by Southwark Council, its contractor Apollo and the London Fire Brigade.
It caught fire April 20, 2010, resulting in the deaths of 11 workers.
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Paul Mosley, jailed for his part in the deaths of six children in a house fire, is to appeal against the length of his jail term, his legal team has said.
Four people in Brazil have been charged with manslaughter in connection with the deaths of 241 people in The Kiss nightclub fire in January.
The inquest into the deaths of six people in a tower block fire in south-east London has entered its fifth week with another four weeks to go.
The fire trapped some workers and forced others to jump to their deaths.
Ankara has tried not to escalate tensions over the past year in response to events that have included the deaths of Turkish citizens in cross-border artillery fire, a car bomb in February that killed 14 people on the border and the shooting down of a Turkish jet by Syrian antiaircraft guns.
The report followed a fire in Neasden in 2011 that began behind a chest freezer and caused six deaths.
This could have caused the fire on the roof of the athletic hall that led to the majority of deaths.
Grampian Police launched a review of Mr Roy and Mr Youngson's deaths in October 2009, and it was extended to include the fire which claimed Mr Graham's life.
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Narrative verdicts into the victims' deaths were returned, highlighting "numerous missed opportunities" to carry out fire safety checks inside the building.
Authorities are investigating the deaths of two men who were found inside a Bronx apartment following a fire that investigators have deemed suspicious, officials said on Wednesday.
The inquiry findings, which will be published in due course, aim to establish the full details of the fire and whether any precautions could have been taken at the Lanarkshire care home to avoid the deaths.
Responding to the Palestinian deaths, Israeli government spokeswoman Miri Eisen says the country's army has suspended artillery fire into Gaza while it investigates what she called a tragedy.
The coroner said there was "no evidence to how the fire was started", and acknowledged testimony given in court from mental health professionals which said the deaths could not have been avoided.
The grandfather of six children killed in a fire started by Mick and Mairead Philpott says he is still looking for answers as the anniversary of their deaths approaches.
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