(NUH) when the weather outside is frightful, a fire in the House may perhaps seem comfortable, but did you know that could also be dangerous? The number of deaths from house fires increases during the latter part of autumn and winter. Follow these simple safety tips and avoid disasters in households: the leading cause of deaths by fire in homes is heating equipment. To help prevent a tragic fire, never use lights or heaters that have a damaged power cord and keep portable heaters of spaces at least three feet away from anything that can burn. Also make sure not to leave candles unattended. Install a smoke alarm on every floor of your home and test each month. Always have a fire extinguisher that works and know how to use it.

Articles which burn fuels represent another danger with poisoning by carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide, which has no smell or color is a gas that is dismissed by the combustion and can kill without warning. The signs of carbon monoxide poisoning include headache, nausea, and dizziness. However, can occur death rapidly without warning signs, especially if you are asleep. Protect performing inspections and cleaning each year fireplaces and heating systems. Let entreabiertas the doors and Windows when you use kerosene or propane heaters. Camping stoves and coal can quickly produce toxic levels of carbon monoxide.

Never use them inside a home, tent or motor vehicle. Do not use a stove or oven to heat a home. Install detectors of carbon monoxide that also operate with batteries on each floor of your home. Several winter storms can magnify the danger of poisoning by carbon monoxide. Electric generators that run on petrol have caused many deaths by monoxide poisoning after power outages. Never operate a generator in a basement, garage or anywhere else where the smoke can enter the House. Deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning have also occurred in vehicles with the activated motor that are unemployed after a heavy snowfall, so always clean the snow from the exhaust pipes before starting your cart machine. For more information about security in the winter, visit these centers for Disease Control and prevention on the Internet: and.