Follow These Steps to Prevent Your Basement from Catching Fire

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Follow These Steps to Prevent Your Basement from
Catching Fire
Basement of the house is used for multiple
purposes. Its a place where you store heaters,
coolers and other utility controllers. It is okay
to use basement for storage purposes, but you
must have a good understanding about the
placement of things around it. For eg, If you
keep a flammable object near furnace, it will
definitely catch fire.
Prevention is better than cure and we all know
that. But despite that, basements tend to catch
fire when things go wrong with pipes and wires.
During such times, a fire damage restoration
company can come to your rescue. There are
certain steps that you can follow to prevent your
basement from catching fire. Lets take a look at
some of them.
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? Undertake lint cleaning Its quite common for
people to do laundry in the basement. Washing
machines and dryers are set up in the basement as
there is enough space and convenience. Lint
filters of the dryers catch fire when they are
not cleaned at regular intervals. Lint usually
gets accumulated around the drum area of the
dryer. Make sure you clean the lint filters after
each cycle of drying to prevent accidents from
happening. You can also hire professionals to
ensure thorough cleaning every year. ? Invest in
a smoke alarm If your basement is vulnerable to
catching fire due to heat equipment, make sure
you buy a smoke alarm and set it up in your
basement. The smoke alarm in the basement should
be connected to the central system so that you
can know of mishaps even when you are not in or
around the basement. Dont forget to check and
maintain the alarm from time to time and ensure
that it works properly. ? Declutter the
flammables Oily rags, paints, empty deodorant
bottles, alcoholic beverages etc can be
considered highly flammable products that can
erupt fire. Declutter these things and keep them
a few feet away from heating equipment. Even dry
trash can catch fire easily. So refrain from
storing trash including debris, papers, textiles
etc in your basement. ? Avoid the cord
chaos Basement is sometimes a hub of different
equipment. And you also might have a situation
when they are all running at once. But that pit
of cords might prove to be dangerous. Make sure
that you keep the wires of machines and
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• dryers plugged into the wall sockets. Overloaded
  extension cords can also ignite fires due to
  severe heating.
• ? Install Arc-fault Circuit Interrupters
• Arc-fault Circuit Interrupters, abbreviated as
  AFCIs, prevent the fires that are caused by
  electrical switches. They usually shut off the
  circuits when an unintentional discharge of
  electricity occurs within the circuit. By
  installing these, your basement remains safe from
  fire caused due to electricity. So make sure you
  install these little saviors in your basement.
• ? Keep the staircase clear
• Staircase is the only route that leads you up to
  the house and it is your mere way to escape the
  fire in the basement. If you are in a habit of
  keeping baskets, toys, water bottle cartons etc
  on the stairs, you need to let go of this habit.
  Such obstructions are unsafe and can stop you
  from making an easy escape. Moreover, you can
  trip and fall causing another accident. Avoid
  cluttering your staircase at all costs.
• Safety comes first. And if you follow the above
  steps, your basement will remain fireproof. You
  can also get in touch with fire restoration
  professionals to know more about prevention
  techniques. Keep safe!
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