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Wednesday, December 6, 1972
Keep dangerous goods such as kerosene, rubber solution, petrol etc.,
no matter how small the quantity, sealed in their containers well away from any
source of ignition and wherever possible put the tins into a suitably sealed
container in a reasonably well ventilated area.
"If relations or persons you know have any family member who is
mentally unbalanced, or is suffering from an upset mind or is prone to fits,
make certain that all incendiary materials are kept well away from them.
"Do not permit members of your family to smoke in bed."
The spokesman said many lives have been lost due to this practice over
the years when the person has fallen asleep unaware that the cigarette in his
hand is still alight. Each and every smoker should ensure that his cigarette ond
is completely extinguished prior to disposal.
"If then after taking all these precautions a fire should break out
in your premises, make certain you have some equipment handy to deal with it
and that you can escape easily in not only one, but two different directions
and in some cases this may well mean your window.
That lock on your window bars may keep the burglar out but it quickly
becomes your prison especially in the early hours of the morning, the room full
of smoke and fumes and you, unable to find the key.
Many lives have been lost in this way some quite recently and over
the past years several persons have found themselves trapped behind locked
bars and subsequently succumbed to the fire, he said.
ensure
"Make ⚫ertain you can get away from your flat to the staircases,
your smoke lobby doors remain closed and do not attempt to try to use the lifts
in the event of fire.
"If the power