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SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1984
LUNAR NEW YEAR FIRE PREVENTION ADVICE
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THE PUBLIC WERE URGED TODAY (SUNDAY) TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO FIRE RISKS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP SAID. +PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE SPECIAL CARE AGAINST FIRE DURING THE FESTIVE PERIOD WHEN HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND COOKING STOVES ARE FREQUENTLY USED, AND TRADITIONAL WORSHIPPING RITUALS HELD.+
+ IF THERE IS A DROP IN HUMIDITY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, THE RISK OF FIRE OUTBREAKS WILL BE EVEN HIGHER, HE ADDED.
FIRES CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL FAULTS AND BY CARELESS HANDLING OF CIGARETTES, MATCHES, JOSS STICKS AND CANDLES ACCOUNTED FOR 45 PER CENT OF THE 10 585 FIRE CALLS IN THE FIRST 10 MONTHS OF 1983.
+MANY OF THEM COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF ONLY THE BASIC FIRE PREVENTION RULES HAD BEEN OBSERVED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
THESE RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
* MAKE SURE ALL HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES ARE IN GOOD
WORKING CONDITION;
* AVOID OVERLOADING THE POWER POINTS ;
* ATTEND TO COOKING FACILITIES IN USE;
* SWITCH OFF ALL ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BEFORE LEAVING HOME:
* KEEP MATCHES AND LIGHTERS OUT OF CHILDREN'S REACH;
* BURN JOSS-STICKS, JOSS-CANDLES, PAPER MONEY AND OTHER ITEMS
IN METAL CONTAINERS AND KEEP THEM FROM ANY INFLAMMABLE MATERIAL;i
* PROVIDE VISITORS WITH ENOUGH ASHTRAYS AND BEFORE YOU
EMPTY AN ASHTRAY, MAKE SURE THE ASHES AND ALL CIGARETTE BUTTS ARE EXTINGUISHED;
* NEVER STORE MORE THAN ONE CONTAINER OF FUEL AT ONE TIME
AND KEEP IT WELL AWAY FROM ANY SOURCE OF HEAT;
* DO NOT FILL A KEROSENE STOVE OR HEATER WHEN IT IS ALIGHT, AND
* KEEP THE CORRIDORS AND STAIRCASES FREE FROM OBSTRUCTION.
THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE WHEN THEY VISIT THE COUNTRYSIDE.
/PICNICKERS MUST