With the aging of society, the trend is increasing
Obviously, the group of elderly people living alone is getting bigger and bigger
They tend to have limited mobility and reduced reflexes
In the event of a fire
The ability to escape and self-rescue is weak
It is extremely vulnerable in fire
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Related Cases
At 14:33 on February 26, a fire broke out in a house on Hongqi East Road, Guiding County, Qiannan Prefecture, and an elderly man was trapped. According to the investigation, the cause of the house fire was caused by the short circuit of the electric blanket igniting the surrounding combustibles.
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Related Cases
In May 2023, a puff of smoke and open flames drifted out of a house on Liaoyuan Road, Yufeng District, Liuzhou, Guangxi, and the fire was extinguished by the enthusiastic people in the community after the firefighters arrived at the scene, it is understood that a 99-year-old man lived in the house, when the old man was boiling water on the balcony, and the dry boiling of the kettle caused the failure of the electrical wiring to ignite the debris piled up in the balcony, fortunately, the old man was fine.
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Related Cases
On January 5, 2023, an elderly man in Chongming District was smoking in bed when an unburned cigarette butt ignited combustibles such as bedding on the bed, causing a fire. After discovering the fire, the old man put out the fire on his own, but two hours later, the little spark rekindled, causing another fire, killing an octogenarian.
After reading the case above
Is it palpitating?
Stumbling, falling...
The safety of the elderly at home is often on our minds
But fire safety also has to be assured
frequently asked questions
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Weak awareness of fire safety
Some elderly people living alone have weak awareness of fire safety and lack of safety training, which often leads to fires due to careless use of fire, smoking in bed and improper use of electric heating appliances. In the event of a fire, it is very easy to cause tragedy due to panic and fear and inconvenience.
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Debris is piled up everywhere
The elderly who live alone love to collect old things and sundries, and often pile up a large number of discarded cardboard boxes, clothes, plastic bottles and other flammable and combustible items at home, and are reluctant to throw them away, which will not only make the home have fire hazards, but also affect the safe escape.
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Use an open flame for warmth
Some elderly people who live alone like to use open flames for heating, and do not pay attention to whether the items stored near the fire source are flammable and combustible materials. There are also elderly people who burn incense and worship Buddha at home, and combustible offerings piled up near the Buddha hall and incense burner are all great fire hazards.
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Reluctance to update faulty appliances
Most of the elderly love to be thrifty, and they have the idea of "three years of new, three years of old, and another three years of sewing and mending" for electrical appliances at home, and they refuse to discard and replace electrical appliances after they exceed their service life. Some of the elderly's private wires are connected indiscriminately, and the wires are not protected by pipes, which has great fire safety hazards.
It doesn't matter if you're at home with you
Still in a foreign land
As a junior, you should go back to visit the elderly regularly
Improve the awareness of fire safety among the elderly
Put an end to bad habits
Help the elderly to check the fire hazards in their homes in a timely manner