Common Causes of House Fires

6/19/2020 (Permalink)

When doing home maintenance it is important to know what to look for. If you know some of the most common causes of house fires you maybe able to prevent some of these things happening to you. 

Electrical Fires commonly happen when you least expect them. Unfortunately most of these you cannot here or see until it is too late. One this you can do is make sure your fire alarms are up to date with fresh batteries every 3-6 months. This will help you keep your family safe especially if it were to happen in the middle of the night. 

Home Cooking causes about half of all residential fires. Kitchen fires normally come from built up grease, continually plugged in appliances and stoves and ovens being left on. 

This one is less common in Florida but it colder climates space heaters cause many fires by not being properly maintained, set too close to flammable goods, or improper fueling. 

Come back for part 2 of common House Fires! 

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