{"id":17636,"date":"2016-08-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/mfs-safety-warning-the-biggest-house-fire-risk-and-how-to-prevent-it\/"},"modified":"2016-08-18T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T00:00:00","slug":"mfs-safety-warning-the-biggest-house-fire-risk-and-how-to-prevent-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/lifestyle\/mfs-safety-warning-the-biggest-house-fire-risk-and-how-to-prevent-it\/","title":{"rendered":"MFS safety warning — the biggest house fire risk and how to prevent it"},"content":{"rendered":"

Simon Johnson from the MFS says heaters cause many house fires this time of year, and it\u2019s crucial to remember this one safety tip… <\/h3>\n

\u201cPeople are using their heaters and probably become unaware of the dangers with regard to heating in the home,\u201d Simon has told FIVEAA\u2019s Alan Hickey.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the main things that we talk about is having a two-metre clearance around the heater away from anything that can burn \u2026 like bedding and furniture, clothing — things like that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo-metre distance \u2026 which when you think about it, in a bedroom it\u2019s pretty hard to do. Bedrooms don\u2019t usually have a two-metre space around them, but it\u2019s just something to be aware of — making sure that we don\u2019t have heaters too close to things that can burn.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce it starts it\u2019s very hard to stop.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things that we show in our presentation is a video of a fire that takes about three minutes to take hold in a room.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have time to react so you need to have a plan in place.\u201d<\/p>\n

LISTEN HERE:<\/h3>\n