SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1934
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FIRE-RISK WARNING SOUNDED
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THE PUBLIC WERE TODAY WARNED OF THE HIGHER FIRE RISKS DURING THE CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
+DECORATIVE LIGHTING, HOME PARTIES AND THE FREQUENT USE OF STOVES DURING THE FESTIVE SEASON OFTEN GIVE RISE TO FIRES. IF PEOPLE ARE NOT CAREFUL, A HAPPY OCCASION CAN EASILY TURN INTO A DISASTER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE FIRE PREVENTION CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY WORKING GROUP SAID TODAY.
HE POINTED OUT THAT FIRES IN DOMESTIC BUILDINGS HAD INCREASED RECENTLY, CAUSED MAINLY BY THE CARELESS DISPOSAL OF CIGARETTE ENDS AND THE IMPROPER USE OF STOVES.
+SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO THE USE OF DOMESTIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND THE HANDLING OF CIGARETTE ENDS, MATCHES AND CANDLES, HE SAID.
HE ADDED THAT MOST FIRES RESULTED FROM CARELESSNESS AND COULD BE AVOIDED IF SIMPLE RULES WERE OBSERVED, THESE RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
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CONSTANTLY CHECK ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES AND ELECTRIC STOVES TO ENSURE THEY ARE IN GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS.
* MAKE SURE THAT POWER POINTS ARE NOT OVERLOADED.
SWITCH OFF THE POWER BEFORE LEAVING HOME.
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* DO NOT PLACE CANDLES NEAR INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS.
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MAKE SURE THAT CANDLES, MATCHES AND CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHED AND PROPERLY DISPOSED OF.
* KEEP MATCHES AND LIGHTERS AWAY FROM CHILDREN.
ENDS ARE
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MAKE ENOUGH ASH TRAYS AVAILABLE FOR YOUR VISITORS.
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KEEP CORRIDORS AND FIRE ESCAPES CLEAR OF OBSTRUCTION AND ALWAYS KEEP THE SMOKE LOBBY DOORS CLOSED.
* DO NOT STORE MORE THAN ONE CONTAINER OF FUEL AT HOME.
* CHECK FIRE WARNING SYSTEMS, EXTINGUISHERS AND EQUIPMENT.
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