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A fire at home is the sort of thing you think will never happen to you until there is a house fire in your neighbourhood that kills a family and we think 'we must put those batteries back in the smoke alarm'. http://smokealarms.weebly.com
A basic battery smoke detector costs less than £5 and you can get it in the supermarket or high street stores. There are no excuses for not having at least one! And if your smoke alarm is beeping, it generally means it wants new batteries. http://smokealarms.weebly.com
But do you know all the ways a fire can start? You might remember the old ads where a chip pan caught fire, but how many of us now deep fry in open pans? The risks these days are more integrated into the house. Electric circuits can be lethal in older houses because of wear and tear and in newer houses because of overloading and quick and cheap fitting. http://smokealarms.weebly.com
