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|香港政府 GIS 新聞處
SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1975
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
HOW TO PREVENT FIRE AT HOME
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ONE IN EVERY FOUR FIRES IN HONG KONG OCCURS IN THE HOME AND MOST, IF NOT ALL, CAN BE AVOIDED BY JUST FOLLOWING A FEW SIMPLE RULES.
+HOME FIRE PROTECTION IS EASY TO LEARN AND REMEMBER,+ A FIRE SERVICES DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID. MOST OF IT, AFTER ALL, IS ONLY COMMON SENSE. THE ONLY TROUBLE IS THAT TOO MANY PEOPLE HAVE AN IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN TO ME ATTITUDE AND FOOLISHLY TAKE RISKS WHICH PLACE THEIR OWN LIVES AND PROPERTY, AND THAT OF OTHERS, CONSTANTLY IN DANGER.+
HE URGED PARENTS WHO HAVE TO LEAVE CHILDREN ON THEIR OWN TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS BY ENSURING THAT ALL MATCHES AND LIGHTERS ARE OUT OF CHILDREN'S REACH.
*CHILDREN SHOULD BE TAUGHT AT AN EARLY AGE THAT THEY SHOULD NEVER PLAY WITH FIRE, HE STRESSED.
PORTABLE HEATERS ESPECIALLY THOSE WHICH BURN KEROSENE. SHOULD BE PUT IN A POSITION WHERE THEY CANNOT BE KNOCKED OVER BY CHILDREN. THEY SHOULD BE PLACED FAR AWAY FROM MATERIALS, SUCH AS CURTAINS AND BEDDING WITCH EASILY CATCH FIRE.
WHEN COOKING, THEY SHOULD THE SPOKESMAN ADVISED HOUSEWIVES NOT ALLOW FATS TO OVERHEAT. +IF THERE IS A GREASE FIRE, COVER THE FLAME WITH A PAN LID AND TURN OFF THE SOURCE OF HEAT.+
ANOTHER USEFUL TIP TO BEAR IN MIND IS THAT BAKING SODA IS EXCELLENT FOR TACKLING COOKING FIRES. NEVER PICK UP A BURNING PAN AS THIS COULD HELP TO SPREAD THE FIRE. ALSO, NEVER COOK IN LOOSE SLEEVES WHICH COULD EASILY COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE FLAME.
HIGHLY FLAMMABLE ITEMS SUCH AS KEROSENE, LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS, OIL AND PAINTS SHOULD BE STORED WELL AWAY FROM SOURCES OF HEAT. NEVER FILL A KEROSENE STOVE WHEN IT IS STILL BURNING. DO NOT SMOKE NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT SOME OF THE MOST DAMAGING FIRES IN HONG KONG HAD OCCURED AS A RESULT OF ELECTRICAL FAULTS CAUSED BY BAD MAINTENANCE OR NO MAINTENANCE AT ALL.+WIRING CAN DETERIORATE OVER THE YEARS AND PERIODIC CHECKS BY A COMPETENT ELECTRICIAN ARE ESSENTIAL FOR SAFETY, HE SAID.
CORDS AND APPLIANCES SHOULD BE KEPT IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION AND REPLACED WHEN FRAYED OR WORN. APPLIANCES MUST NEVER BE LEFT ON WHEN GOING OUT. IF TOO MANY ELECTRICAL ITEMS ARE PLUGGED INTO ONE SOCKET, THE WIRING COULD EASILY BECOME OVERHEATED AND FIRE MAY BREAK
ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF LOW HUMIDITY.
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/IF YOU ............
Issued by Government Information Services, Beaconsfield House, Hong Kong. Tel: 5-233191
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