Sometimes I wonder about the accidents that happen to a person-car crashes, falling tree branches, fires in the night-and I wonder, were they avoidable or were they destined?

有时我想，那些发生在某人身上的意外——车祸、坠落的树枝、夜晚的火灾——到底是可以避免的，还是在劫难逃？

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While appliance misuse is on the increase, there has been an overall decline in house fires, with chip pan fires falling by two thirds and fires started through smoking dropping by a third.

BBC: 'Blunder' fires increasing say Electrical Safety Council