1. Avoiding
House Fire

2. I n a house, t he saf et y of your f am l y al w
i
ays com
es
f i r st . So you need t o m sur e t hat your house i s
ake
saf e f r omf i r e. I n or der t o m sur e, peopl e hi r e a
ake
sm l const r uct i on com
al
pany or a hom i nspect or t o
e
check t hei r house. I f you hi r e a hom i nspect or , i t
e
w l l check ever y par t of your house t hat can
i
possi bl y cause f i r e. I f your house i s on f i r e, al l
your bel ongi ngs w l l possi bl y be bur ned and t he
i
w st t hi ng i s your f am l y m ber s w l l get hur t .
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i
em
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H
ouse f i r e can i nj ur e or ki l l peopl e, so you need t o
do som hi ng i n or der t o m your house saf e f r om
et
ake
f i r e.

3. Here are the tips
on
How to Avoid
House Fire

4. Inspect your house
As m i oned above, you shoul d hi r e a per son w has
ent
ho
exper i ence on el ect r i cal w r i ng. I f you know how t o
i
check el ect r i cal syst em you shoul d check t he
,
br eaker s or f use. You can al so check i f t he l i ght s i n
your house ar e bl i nki ng. I t t hey ar e bl i nki ng, i t i s
because of t he el ect r i ci t y suppl y i n your ar ea or
m
aybe i t has a shor t ci r cui t . You can al so check
ever y w r e of your el ect r oni c appl i ances i f t hey ar e
i
f i ne.

5. Check the LPG
You al so need t o check t he gas syst emi n your house.
C
heck t he hose t hat connect s t he gas t o t he st ove i f
t her e i s a l eak. You can easi l y i dent i f y i f t her e ar e
pr obl em i n your gas syst emi f you can sm l gas. G
s
el
as
can easi l y m f i r e so you need t o check and f i x t he
ake
pr obl emi m edi at el y.
m

6. Don’t put flammable liquid near your gas
stove
Avoi d put t i ng f l am abl e l i qui d near t he t hi ngs t hat
m
can be sour ce of i gni t i on. For exam e, you put a
pl
bot t l e of gas besi de t he st ove, and you open t he
st ove. The possi bl e t hi ng t hat w l l happen i s t he gas
i
w l l be i gni t ed and i t w l l cr eat e f i r e and t he w st
i
i
or
t hi ng i s expl osi on.

7. Don’t smoke
When you are tired from work and you feel sleepy, don’t
sm
oke. For exam e, you l i e dow i n bed w t h a
pl
n
i
ci gar et t e i n your m h and you f al l asl eep. I f your
out
cigarette fall, it can lit up materials that can easily get burn
like paper or cloth. All you need to do is make sure that
you’ve f i ni shed sm ng bef or e you l i e i n bed. Al so
oki
r em ber t o cl ean your ash t r ay, because ci gar et t e
em
f i l t er s i n your ash t r ay can possi bl y bur n t oo.

8. Candles and oil lamps
You al so need t o be car ef ul of candl es and oi l l am
ps
especi al l y w
hen t her e i s a bl ock out or pow
er
shor t age i n your ar ea. I f you ar e goi ng out si de your
r oom m sur e t hat you bl ow up t he candl e bef or e
, ake
you l eave t he r oom Ther e ar e possi bi l i t i es t hat
.
chi l dr en and pet s com t o pl ay t he candl e. I f you
e
w
ant t o l i ght a candl e over ni ght , m sur e t hat
ake
t her e ar e no m er i al s t hat can easi l y get bur n
at
ar ound t he candl e.

9. Unplug all your appliances
I f you ar e l eavi ng your house or goi ng out of t ow
n,
m sur e t hat al l your el ect r oni c appl i ances ar e
ake
unpl ugged. I n t hat w you w l l avoi d house f i r e
ay,
i
especi al l y i f you have appl i ances t hat ar e
over heat i ng. Al so unpl ug al l t he ext ensi on cor ds,
especi al l y i f you have pet s i n your house. Your pet
w l l possi bl y chew on t he cor d or ur i nat i ng on i t .
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10. Be careful with matches
I f you use a m ch t o l i ght up a candl e, m sur e t o
at
ake
ext i ngui sh t he m ch w t h w er . Som peopl e j ust
at
i
at
e
t hr ow t he m ch t hat t hey use i n t he t r ashcan even i f
at
t he m ch st i ck i s st i l l on f i r e. So t he usual t hi ng
at
t hat happens i s t he t r ashcan al so causes f i r e.

11. Don’t cook when tired or drinking alcohol
If you are hungry and you are tired or drunk, don’t cook.
Just eat f ood t hat i s r eady t o eat . For exam e, you
pl
cook usi ng st ove, and you f al l asl eep, t he possi bl e
t hi ng t hat w l l happen i s t he st ove w l l l eave
i
i
unat t ended and i t w l l sur el y bur n your w e house.
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hol

12. Ther e ar e al so som w
e ays t o avoi d house f i r e i f t he
f i r e i s al r eady cr eat ed. Al l you need t o do i s
i nst al l a f i r e pr event i on syst emi n your house. You
need t o have budget f or t he i nst al l at i on. W do you
hat
w ? Let your house bur n or spend m
ant
oney t o m your
ake
house saf e f r ombur ni ng?

13. Here are some
Tools that you can
use to Prevent Fire

14. Install sprinkler
Thi s i s ver y usef ul and r el i abl e; i t can ext i ngui sh
f i r e even i f you ar e at hom or out of t he house. A
e
f i r e spr i nkl er has a t em at ur e sensor , i t
per
aut om i cal l y spr ays w er w
at
at
hen t he t em at ur e
per
t hat i s pr edet er m ned has exceeded. Lot s of
i
bui l di ngs i nst al l f i r e spr i nkl er t o secur e t he
saf et y of t hei r bui l di ng f r omf i r e. I t i s advi sabl e
t o i nst al l a f i r e spr i nkl er i nt o a pl ace w e you
her
usual l y use f i r e.

15. Fire extinguisher
If you don’t have enough budget s f or i nst al l i ng
spr i nkl er i n your house, you can buy a f i r e
ext i ngui sher . A f i r e ext i ngui sher i s use t o
ext i ngui sh sm l f l am For exam e, you ar e cooki ng
al
e.
pl
and you cannot cont r ol t he f i r e com ng f r omt he
i
st ove, you can use f i r e ext i ngui sher t o ext i ngui sh
t he f i r e. A f i r e ext i ngui sher i s not ef f ect i ve i n a
huge f i r e. Al w
ays r em ber t he pl ace of your f i r e
em
ext i ngui sher , i n t hat w you w l l qui ckl y r espond
ay
i
i n t he par t of your house t hat i s bur ni ng.

16. You also need to teach your kids not play with matches or
lighters. There are some times that your kids play fire and
don’t even bot her t o di st i ngui sh t he f i r e. I f t her e
ar e som t r ees ar ound your house, you shoul d al so
e
di spose of dr i ed l eaves, t hey can al so bur n easi l y. As
m i oned above, you need t o hi r e a hom i nspect or t o
ent
e
check your house i f your el ect r i cal w r i ng or gas
i
syst emhas no pr obl em I f you ar e pl anni ng t o bui l d
s.
a house and you w
ant i t t o be per f ect , I r ecom end
m
M o Bui l di ng Sol ut i ons because t hey pr ovi de a
acr
hi gh qual i t y ser vi ce and t hey w l l sur el y gi ve w
i
hat
you need.