Fires kill about 3,000 Americans every year, according to federal death statistics, and researchers are finding that newer homes are burning faster than older ones -- and the results can be deadly.

Experts with UL LLC, formerly known as Underwriters Laboratories, discovered 30 years ago, families had an average of 17 minutes to get out of their homes after a fire started.

Today, their tests show people have just about three minutes to escape, which is 14 minutes less time to get to safety.. Among the factors, experts blame newer furniture and newer building supplies. So, because of the danger, News4Jax investigators conducted its own experiment.

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