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With nearly 25,000 people dying and 70,000 hospitalised in domestic fires across Europe every year, this infographic could hardly contain more important advice.
While some of the tips might seem obvious they’re no less worth reiteration. Complacency is often the killer.
Amazingly, many Europeans are not actively preventing fires from starting in their homes and this infographic, which arrived courtesy of Balcombe Claims Management, outlines some simple ways to keep your home safe.
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Fire Infographic: How to Prevent or Deal With House FiresWith nearly 25,000 people dying and 70,000 hospitalised in domestic fires across Europe every year, this infographic could hardly contain […]
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chilvers
October 3, 2014 10:10 am
This is good inso far as it goes. Over 50% of domestic fires are caused by unattended cookers. 10% are caused by unattended tumble driers. 83% of homes have Smoke Alarms. The next big step forward in this is the “Smart Home” That is, where it automaticly turns the power to an appliance off BEFORE it catches fire. That will stop 50-65% of domestic fires and a high percentage of commercail fires. The Tripactivator, which is our product will do this. There are others which we think arn’t as good. either way, the “Smart Home” is the next big step… Read more »
This is good inso far as it goes. Over 50% of domestic fires are caused by unattended cookers. 10% are caused by unattended tumble driers. 83% of homes have Smoke Alarms. The next big step forward in this is the “Smart Home” That is, where it automaticly turns the power to an appliance off BEFORE it catches fire. That will stop 50-65% of domestic fires and a high percentage of commercail fires. The Tripactivator, which is our product will do this. There are others which we think arn’t as good. either way, the “Smart Home” is the next big step… Read more »