Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Keeping Your Home Safe While You Are Away

Switch off non-essential electrical items and check your stoves before you leave for holidays

Download the checklist here

BEFORE you leave for your holidays this Hari Raya, do a quick checklist to switch off non-essential electrical items and cooking gadgets in the kitchen.

This according to SS17 Bomba chief Deputy Superintendent Khairi Daud, is to ensure homes are safe from any risk of short circuits which may result in fire, while the house owner is away.

“Most times when a fire breaks out, it is because of short circuits or faulty gas stoves while the house owner is away.”

“Help reduce the risk of untoward incidences by looking at the basic checklist we have provided here and do a quick check before you Balik Kampung,” Khairi said.

He said personnel from the SS17 Bomba station will be proactively going out to public areas during this Ramadhan to hand out the checklist to residents and to remind them on how best to minimise a fire at home.

“We will be going out to the pasar Ramadhan stalls and public areas to give out the checklist to residents,” he said.

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