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Now 17 Red Bulbs On Fire Safety Wreath For December Residential Fires
December 28, 2021
After several residential structure fires over the long Christmas weekend, there are now 17 red bulbs on the wreath in Escambia County’s Keep the Wreath Green fire safety campaign.
Two of those fires were in North Escambia.
The fire on Wild Turkey Road off River Annex Road was reported about 11:40 p.m. on Christmas Eve, and firefighters worked well into Christmas morning to fully extinguish the fire. The fire, sparked by an electrical issue, caused major damage, and the mobile home is a total loss. There were no injuries.
There were no injuries in a Christmas Day mobile home fire in the 6000 block of Jahaza Street, just off Molino Road. The home was a total loss.
Other residential fires were reported on Bloodworth Lane, Forest Pines Drive, Nine Mile Road and Lagoon Drive.
Pictured above: A Christmas Day fire on Jahaza Street. Pictured below: A Christmas Eve fire on Wild Turkey Road. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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2 Responses to “Now 17 Red Bulbs On Fire Safety Wreath For December Residential Fires”
CO2 is carbon dioxide, like used in fire extinguishers. It could kill you if you filled an entire room with it, as it displaced Oxygen (O2). What you are talking about in your comment is CO Carbon Monoxide. Carbon Monoxide (CO), attaches to red blood cells, and stops the transfer of Oxygen (O2), to the body.
CO is the result of burning hydrocarbons, natural gas, gasoline, kerosene etc etc.
Some detectors and CO detectors, save lives. Always be careful when using space heaters.
Be safe out there!
Unfortunately, winter is that time of year where we see so many houses burn, as well as CO2 related deaths. Many could be avoided with a simple CO2 detector and caution when using space heaters. Even taking the time to replace a faulty wall plug, it’s stupid simple to do, that even an 8yr old can do it once they are shown how. A homeowner can replace 10 receptacles themselves for $20 versus paying someone $100’s of dollars.