About 45% of the fires happen as a result of the incorrect use of stoves. Six persons were killed in such fires since the start of this year. A number of 16 persons died from carbon monoxide positioning or as a result of burns during the first ten days of January. The victims included a child under three, Info-Prim Neo reports. In a news conference on Tuesday, Liliana Puscasu, spokeswoman for the Civil Protection and Emergencies Service, said that most of the fires were caused by human errors. Besides the six persons who died in stove-related fires, six persons were killed in fires caused by smoldering cigarettes. Another three persons died in fires that occurred as a result of the careless use of open fire. One person was killed in an arson. Liliana Puscasu urged the people to be cautious when starting a fire and not leave the children at home without supervision. 85% of the 75 fires that happened in Moldova so far this year occurred in dwellings.