In light of the recent tragedy, the Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department is urging Lakewood residents to ensure their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors are in working condition.
“Make sure you have at least one working smoke alarm on each floor, and carbon monoxide detectors should be placed outside each sleeping area,” the Department said.
The smoke detectors at the home in which the tragedy occurred were reportedly not working.
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And don’t use warming plates.
I recently had a close encounter with fire.
I will not go into detail but I owe it to HKBH that not only did myself and my family come out unharmed but instead of spreading the fire simply went out.
But it opened my eyes and made me more aware of the dangers of fire.
Nobody thinks it will ever happen to them.
Check those detectors anyway, learn what to do if it happens, and teach your family what to do too!
So many aspects of yiddishkeit involve fire from shabbos licht, to bedikas chametz, havdala to chanukah and basic leaving on appliances on shabbos.
Be careful and be prepared, its no joke as we sadly see in this tragedy.
May klal yisrael be comforted and may we all do Teshuva!
Why would you post a foolish comment like that?!
If someone had a fire that started with a menorah, you’ll post to not light menorah? You just need to be careful and place it in a safe place. And sometimes these things are unavoidable and an unaboidable tragedy. Very silly comment to post
is there an electrictiom for a ninimel fee who would come to check that the smoke alarms are in working condition?
my smoke alarm goes off so easily. recently it went off at about midnight 2 consecutive nights. how should i know if it is something serious or just a fluke? i turned it off, stayed up for about an hour to make sure, and went to sleep. also how do i know if its carbon monoxide? someone told me its a different ring