According to USFA (U.S. Fire Administration) 7.5 % of death caused by residential fire and 7.9 % injuries in 2019. The good news is that cases have decreased by 3.2 percent and injuries have decreased by 12.5 percent since 2010, while deaths have increased by 24 percent. That's a huge number that you can't ignore.
Electricity and Electricappliances make our lives super easy, we can’t live in isolation. Fire is inevitable, but we can ensure safety by taking precautions and making the proper judgments. Electrical fires, which are caused by some kind of electrical failure or malfunction, are the second most prevalent type of house fires. Electrical fires can have a variety of causes; nevertheless, the frequency of accidents rises dramatically during the winter months, accounting for the deadliest and most significant amount of property damage.
First and foremost,
you must recognize that an electrical fire is distinct from a typical fire, and
the approaches to dealing with it are also distinct. Keep in mind that water should
never be used to put out an electrical fire. Because water conducts
electricity, it can cause a fire to spread quickly and potentially cause death.
In this blog, I'll explain how to deal with an electrical fire.
Ensure your safety first-
When these
kinds of things happen, it's fairly normal for people to go blank. In a hazy
circumstance, we don't know what to do.
- Turn offthe electricity as soon as possible. Make sure that little children and elderly parents are evacuated first. Don't go into the room or house where the fire started.
- Call 911 immediately and tell them it's an electrical fire so they know what they're dealing with. Wait for the firefighters, who are trained and equipped to deal with the situations.
In case of Small electrical fire-
After cutting off the power, you might use sodium bicarbonate (baking soda, we carry in the kitchen) to put out the flames right away. When heated, it produces carbon dioxide, which helps to control the flames. You could also use a blanket (preferably flame-resistant) to completely extinguish the fire. A fire, like any other living thing, needs oxygen to survive, thus if we deprive it of it, it would extinguish itself.
It is advisable to use only CO2 based or Dry powder based fire extinguishers. Do not use a fire extinguisher of class a. we will never use a class a fire extinguisher, which are water extinguishers, because there is a risk of electrocution.Writing of AriaElectical.com
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