Home fire prevention, small appliances, big problems

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Recently, there have been many safety accidents causing casualties in the country. In order to popularize safety knowledge and protect the lives and property of the people, this newspaper will open a “Safety with Me” column and invite relevant experts to interpret firefighting and use for the public. Safety topics such as electricity, gas, and transportation guide the public to enhance safety awareness.

In life, the safety of home appliances is very important. If you don't pay attention, it may cause a fire. Especially in the winter, the air is dry, it is easy to generate static electricity, and the fire hazard is relatively higher. The reporter learned from the Xi'an Public Security Fire Brigade that since the beginning of this year, there have been 325 fires in the city, the number of which has dropped by 17.9%, but the "small fire" and "small fires and deaths" still occur.

Pay more attention to small appliances

One night during the Spring Festival holiday, Mr. Wang, who lives in Taoyuan Road, was watching TV. Suddenly, the family smelled a burning smell in the living room. When I came closer, Mr. Wang actually found that the router was smouldering. He quickly unplugged and threw the router into the bathroom sink. "Thanks to someone at home, or not, it is unimaginable." Mr. Wang said.

Mr. Wang said that the router that smoked a few days ago was purchased by himself around 2009 and was always on. Until he bought a new router, he knew that the life of this thing was 3 to 5 years.

According to incomplete statistics, more than 80% of the fires that have occurred in recent years in our city have occurred in non-key units. Among them, fires in densely populated places and houses are still outstanding.

Kong Zhen, the captain of the Weiyang District Brigade of the Public Security Fire Brigade, reminded that electrical fires accounted for the largest proportion of household fires. In normal life, the public should pay special attention to the working conditions of electric blankets, routers, chargers, transformers, etc. The period of use should be replaced in time to prevent it from "overwork" and work with illness.

In case of fire, escape

Fire safety concerns the safety of each person's life and property, but the reporters found that the problem of low awareness of fire safety and lack of knowledge about fire protection still exists. We should know that in the event of a fire, personnel need to be transferred, we must not only keep calm as much as possible, but also remember to use a wet towel to cover the nose and mouth, lean over, and switch the fire door in time.

The reporter interviewed more than 20 pedestrians in Lijiacun, Tang Yanlu and other places. They were able to say that only 7 people were interviewed with a wet towel and a nose and a bend.

Kong Zhen said that in the fire, most of the deaths were not directly burned to death, but instead they suffocated and died after inhaling smoke. "When a fire occurs, the smoke can move at speeds of up to two meters per second, much faster than the evacuation speed of the personnel. Therefore, in the event of a fire, remember to cover your nose and mouth with a wet towel and lean forward. Timely switch the fire door to stop the fire from spreading. In addition, in the event of a fire, it is necessary to evacuate and avoid it, and avoid jumping blindly to escape.

Reporter Wei Xin

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From February 11th to March 5th, the city will carry out comprehensive rectification of key fire safety units. Fire-fighting units at all levels will increase waiting rooms for baths, baths, KTV, hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, bazaars, and passenger stations. When the public gathering places are inspecting fire safety, the public gathering places that are not part of the fire safety key units will be integrated into the adjacent regional joint defense organizations to curb the serious fires, especially the group deaths and fires. Development and social stability create a good fire safety environment.