Space heaters are dangerous and can malfunction

As a kid, I witnessed a grease fire in my aunt’s kitchen that has left me traumatized to this day.

She had left some oil on the stove for too long and the pan ignited in flames. I was terrified and I began to cry because I had never witnessed a fire before, and in my head, I thought her house would have burned down. Fortunately, my aunt didn’t panic, she remained level-headed throughout the entire incident, and she carefully grabbed a kitchen mitten and brought the frying pan outside. She then poured some baking soda over the pan, and the fire eventually extinguished. Most residential fires are preventable and are usually due to negligence by the homeowner. One type of residential fire that could be preventable are fires that ignite from using space heaters. Unfortunately, according to the National Fire Protection Association space heating equipment are responsible for the most home fires in the country. Recently, there was a massive fire in a major city that killed almost 20 people, and it was a result of a space heater that malfunctioned. It is such an unfortunate incident and I wish that they would have had a better space heater that would not have malfunctioned. I have used a space heater in my office at work, and I must admit I have forgotten to turn it off when I left for lunch. A dangerous gamble because one of the most important rules while using a space heater is to never leave the device unattended. After reading about that fire, I will never leave a space heater unattended again. I hope the families that were impacted by that terrible fire will be able to find comfort while they mourn.

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