housing
Fires are frequent
It is important to learn to prevent fires

In the early stage, the Fire Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Emergency Management released the fire situation of the national fire rescue team in 2021. According to statistics, in 2021, a total of 748,000 fires were reported, 1,987 people died, 2,225 people were injured, and direct property losses were 6.75 billion yuan. Among them, the proportion of residential fire deaths is relatively high: the number of residential fires accounts for only 34.5% of the total, but the dead account for 73.8% of the total. Electrical is still the primary cause of fire: from the perspective of the direct cause of fire, 28.4% is caused by electricity, while more than one-third of the fires are caused by electrical causes, and most of them are electrical line failures, accounting for nearly 80% of the total number of electrical fires.
Since 2022, there have been 302 fires in Dongguan, of which 99 are in the residential area category, accounting for 32.8% of the total number of fires. The causes of fires in residential places are mainly electrical and careless use of fire, accounting for 49.5% and 20.2% of the causes of fires in residential places, respectively. Due to the recent cold temperature, many citizens and friends have used a variety of heating equipment, and the use of electricity and gas for fire has increased sharply, causing disaster factors to increase, and the risk of fire safety has also increased.
Case Alerts
Case 1:
At about 15:59 on January 6, 2022, a fire broke out at No. 6 East Street, Changning Road, Liwuwei, Dongcheng Street. The fire building has a total of 5 floors, the fire site is the fifth floor stairwell, the combustion material is debris, and the area of the fire is about 1 square meter. After investigation, it was determined that the fire accident was caused by a short circuit in the water heater line and the surrounding combustible materials caught fire.
Case 2:
At about 21:05 on February 4, 2022, a fire broke out at No. 22, Jinxi Road, Xixi, Liaobu Town. The fire building has a total of 11 floors, the fire site is the seventh floor balcony, and the combustion material is a dryer. After investigation, it was determined that the fire accident was due to a fire in the short circuit of the dryer line.
Case 3:
Through fire data and cases, it is shown that the causes of residential fires are mainly electrical equipment failures or improper use of electrical appliances, such as: spontaneous combustion of household appliances failures, spontaneous combustion of plug-in board failures, short-circuit fires of wires, short-circuit fires of data lines, spontaneous combustion of mobile phone chargers, spontaneous combustion of electric vehicles/lithium batteries, uninterrupted power after the use of hair dryers, and electric fans are less than half a meter away from the surrounding combustibles.
To prevent residential fires, please do the following:
Pay attention to the safety of electricity
Do not mess with the power supply, do not overload the use of electricity, replace the aging electrical equipment and lines in time, and turn off the power switch when going out.
Pay attention to fire safety
The kitchen fire must be guarded by people, and the source of the fire must be taken care of at home, and maintain a safe distance from furniture, clothing, etc.; do not smoke on the bed or sofa, and do not throw cigarette butts.
Pay attention to the safety of gas
Check the gas facilities frequently, once the gas leak is found, please quickly close the air source valve, open the doors and windows for ventilation, and strictly prohibit touching the electrical switch and using an open flame.
Pay attention to the safety of heating
When using all kinds of heating equipment, to prevent overloading of the line and away from flammable items such as sofas, bedding, curtains, etc., do not bake clothes on the heating equipment.
Pay attention to the safety of fireworks
The discharge of fireworks should follow the relevant local regulations, and should be discharged in designated places, away from residential areas, buildings and flammable places, and timely clean up residual fire fragments. When purchasing fireworks and firecrackers, it is necessary to check the safety and quality information of the products and reject the "three noes" products.
Pay attention to the safety of electric vehicle charging
Electric bicycles are not allowed to enter the building to place and charge.
Fire escapes are not occupied
Do not occupy, block or close safety exits, evacuation routes and fire truck passages.
Dongguan fire protection reminds the general public friends, safe use of fire and electricity, the correct use of household appliances and regular inspection and maintenance, strictly prohibit random pulling of wires and overloaded electricity, regular inspection of electrical lines, the use of electric heating equipment to be supervised, and away from combustibles, regularly carry out "three checks, three clearances and four passes" self-inspection and self-correction, timely clean up the balcony, corridor, kitchen, evacuation channel combustible materials in the home, electric bicycles do not stop and occupy the fire passage, close the power supply, fire source, gas source, doors and windows away from home, remove fire hazards in the home, in case of fire.
If citizens and friends find fire hazards, they can call "12345" to report, or WeChat to follow the "Dongguan Fire" public account to report through the "Hand Clap" Mini Program.
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