Culture and Lifestyle
Candle Safety Week, National Fire Kills Campaign; Safety Tips

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It is the candle safety week (18th-24th November) and UK’s national fire safety campaign Fire Kills is super active to create awareness among the people with some safety tips and warnings. Last year nearly 197 people died because of home fire just in the United Kingdom.
Cases of home fire have become common if you have never heard of it then just browse the news of today and you will be shocked and surprised that a woman and a man got hurt in Chiguak (Anchorage, Alaska) home fire. In another incident, there were two home fires in the Bexar county of Texas, US and a home Fire in North Side of Pittsburgh injured the resident.
Many of home fires starts out of our own carelessness, however if one is cautious and prepared then losses due to these accidents can be avoided. UK government’s Department of Communities and Local Government, who is running the Fire Kills campaign, officially recommends having a smoke alarm installed in the houses. “You are four times more likely to die in a fire in the home if there is no working smoke alarm,” claims their website. (For examples of fire/smoke alarms http://www.sdfirealarms.co.uk/)
The national fire safety program also ran #TickTockTest campaign to remind people of testing their smoke alarms when they change their clocks on October 27th. The program has safety guidelines for all communities including gypsies, travellers and Indians celebrating Diwali.
A holy thing like a diya of Diwali or a light, aromatic and romantic thing like candles can become dangerous. Here are some tips and warnings that you should remember while enjoying the beautiful environment created by these tiny flames in the dark:
- Do not leave the burning candles unattended
- Keep candles away from furniture and curtains, it can be really dangerous if it is windy
- Do not keep candles near your computer, printer, book shelf
- Make sure the molten candle falls on a solid heat resistant surface and not on clothes or paper
- Always use candle holder or stand to support the candle and prevent it from falling
- Make sure you thoroughly put out a candle when required. Candles may start fire again.
- Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets
These are known tips, but we often tend to forget or ignore. A small carelessness can cause a lot of damage. Therefore, it does not matter whether you are in United Kingdom or not, fire is same around the world and accidents related to that are also similar. So join this campaign and share/tweet this article with the hashtah #CandleSafety #FireKills #TickTockTest. Lets make a safer world!
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