09 Febraury 2010
In an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of fires, the City’s Disaster Risk Management Department has issued tips on how to reduce the risk of fires.
These include:
*Every home needs at least one exit route which will enable the occupants to escape should a fire break out.
*Keep matches, lighters, paraffin and poisons in a safe place that is not accessible to children.
*Keep stoves on a flat surface, away from draughts and anything that could catch fire.
*Open fires and stoves should never be left unattended.
*Extinguish candles and paraffin lamps before you go to sleep or leave your home.
*Smoking in bed is dangerous.
*Keep a bucket of water and a bucket of sand ready to extinguish any fires that break out.
*If a paraffin stove catches alight, extinguish the flames with sand rather than water.
* Turn off the electricity at the mains before trying to extinguish an electric fire.
In an effort to raise awareness of the dangers of fires, the City’s Disaster Risk Management Department has issued tips on how to reduce the risk of fires.
These include:
*Every home needs at least one exit route which will enable the occupants to escape should a fire break out.
*Keep matches, lighters, paraffin and poisons in a safe place that is not accessible to children.
*Keep stoves on a flat surface, away from draughts and anything that could catch fire.
*Open fires and stoves should never be left unattended.
*Extinguish candles and paraffin lamps before you go to sleep or leave your home.
*Smoking in bed is dangerous.
*Keep a bucket of water and a bucket of sand ready to extinguish any fires that break out.
*If a paraffin stove catches alight, extinguish the flames with sand rather than water.
* Turn off the electricity at the mains before trying to extinguish an electric fire.
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