HOW TO SAVE YOUR HOUSE FROM ELECTRICAL FIRE.

There are 6 major reasons why a house will catch fire.

1. Gas leakage or explosion from the kitchen.

2. Candle

3. Cigarette smoking

4. Fire from cooking

5. Human efforts ( Intentionally setting the house on fire)

6. ELECTRICAL FAULTS.

IT’S important to note that number 1 to 5 can easily be identify and prevented, but not with number 6.

According to the fire service of Ghana the number one cause of electrical fire is Electrical faults.

Although, GH₵98,000.00 worth of property was destroyed as a result of fire outbreaks in 2021, GH₵1,780,000.00 worth of property was salvaged with no death recorded, he added.

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Among these, domestic fire averagely accounts for about 41% of the total number of fire incidents in the country.

Your whole house can come down in just 5minutes if you don’t take electrical safety serious.

How to prevent Electrical fire in your house.

1. Use an expert, someone who understand the job and takes responsibility.

2. Don’t use fake materials

3. Ensure that the circuits breakers are quality and selected right.

4. Use the right size of circuits breakers.

5. Do routine maintenance and check up to remove any bad wires and accessories from the system….this should be done by a certified wiring inspector.

6. Use the right cables

@ Energy commission wiring inspector

Hopeh David

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