HAYES BLAZE
A child is suffering from shock, and a woman burns to the hand, after a nasty wake-up call in Hayes yesterday morning.
Ten firefighters and two fire engines from Hillingdon were called to the blazing living room of their Tudor Road home at around 6.30am on Thursday, to a fire started by an unattended candle left on a plastic stereo.
Luckily the fire caused only a small amount of damage to the living room, but the picture could have been dramatically different as there was no working smoke alarm installed.
A Firebrigade Spokesperson said: “It shows the need for people to have smoke alarms in their homes. We’re doing a lot of fire safety education – it’s an important part of a fire-fighter’s working life now. The main goals are obviously still to attend fires and put them out, but the prevention side is very important to us as well.”
The London Fire Brigade carries out home fire safety checks and will fit a free smoke alarm where needed. For more information call freephone 0800 028 44 28.
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