News Story
Smoke Alarm Pays Off
24 May 2015
Damage was confined to the carport, thanks to a smoke alarm's early warning
A smoke alarm that alerted occupants of an Orakei house in the early hours of this morning saved potentially serious damage not only to one house, but the neighbour's as well. The benefits of smoke alarms were further illustrated when the detector inside the house warned of an incipient fire outside, in the carport. The alarm woke the occupants who managed to contain the blaze until firefighters arrived, who then prevented the fire spreading and extinguished it. Since the houses are close together it was only a matter of time before both would have been involved. Members of our Brigade provided scene lighting and prepared hot drinks.
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