Here starts the fire often – Future in North

Here starts the fire often – Future in North

Cooking fires are the largest single cause of fatal fires in homes in Norway. Christmas is no exception.

– The most you have forehead is combustible, said Bjorn Nyrud, which is department head of electrical products in the Directorate for Fire Safety and Emergency Planning (DSB).

Eight out of ten stove fires starting at cooktop with ignited grease, oil and food in pans and pots as the main.

– Typical of Christmas is many lard fires and in pork fat, and we see much boiling dry in connection with such stress periods, confirms Yngve Høvig who is Head of the claims in frende Insurance.

Most stove fires are caused by human oversight, not technical malfunction.

Dangerous misuse

One reason report from DSB shows that electrical cause and improper use of electrical equipment account for 25 percent of all fatal fires, with boiling dry as largest subcategory by 8.6 percent.

The dark figures are large, many fires have unknown cause.

– A typical stove fire happens in the daytime and affects older people, but there are fires that start at night that take the most lives, says Høvig Frende.

“Pizza Fires” and “frying pan fires” are known concept in the insurance industry. Most occur on Friday night and Saturday night.

Flammable midnight snack

– midnight snack is the cause of many fires. It is cheaper to buy a snack on the way home from a party, says Høvig.

Rusen makes you sleep heavily, and in many cases do not wake of the smoke alarm.

Often it neighbors who know the smoke smell and alerts the fire department.

– It is not just older adults who need a stove guard, says Nyrud in DSB.

Stove Guard is required installed in all new homes, as well as modernization of electrical systems, but can also be purchased in a shop or loaned by the Assistive.

Useful Christmas

Today’s seniors live longer in their own homes, while they may be weakened of old age and forgetful.

Many older has already stove guard home. It is an affordable insurance.

– Installs a stove guard, you can prevent fires on the stove, in that it automatically turns off when it overheats, said Bjorn Nyrud.

– Stove Guard is no silly Christmas present idea, whether it is to the student in a bedsit, an older relative or someone you know who has a busy life, thinks Høvig Frende.

Purge the kitchen

– Tidiness and at the stove also a good tip. We have seen fire with chopping board, plastic cups and paper towel on the stove. It’s very boring if you turn the wrong plate, says Yngve Høvig.

Oslo Police have previously stated that dry boiled boiler, negligent fire, usually punishable by fines of $ 6,000.

And although your insurance covers fire, it can be a costly experience if you have contributed to the fire started.

Insurance companies have the opportunity to truncate compensation in some cases.