{"id":4795,"date":"2021-05-06T16:31:38","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T15:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nifrs.org\/?p=4795"},"modified":"2023-04-03T10:46:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T09:46:45","slug":"nifrs-appeal-after-third-fatal-fire-in-8-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nifrs.org\/nifrs-appeal-after-third-fatal-fire-in-8-days\/","title":{"rendered":"NIFRS Appeal after Third Fatal Fire in 8 Days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>6 May 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Northern Ireland Fire &amp; Rescue Service (NIFRS) is appealing to anyone who has concerns about home fire safety for themselves or their loved ones, to contact NIFRS for free home fire safety advice.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The appeal comes following the tragic death of a 61 year old woman following a fire at her home in Lisburn this morning (6 May) . The cause of the fire is believed to be accidental, which means that in the last 8 days across Northern Ireland, &nbsp;3 people, all aged over 60, have tragically lost their lives in accidental fires in the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 28 April 2021 a 74 year old man died in hospital following a fire at his home in Newtownbutler and on 30 April a 78 year old man died following a fire at his home in Newry. This morning 2 Fire Appliances from Lisburn Fire Station attended the incident in Meadow Crescent Lisburn at 6.02am but sadly the woman was confirmed dead at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Assistant Chief Fire &amp; Rescue Officer Paddy Gallagher said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of NIFRS I would like to extend my sincere sympathies to the families and friends of the deceased at this difficult time.&nbsp; In a period of just over a week we\u2019ve seen 3 such incidents across Northern Ireland all involving people aged over 60.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith COVID restrictions still in place preventing household visits it\u2019s more important than ever that we check in with our older family and friends and consider their fire safety.&nbsp; This can be done safely via telephone, virtually or by calling outside their home or garden at a safe distance.&nbsp; Talk to them about their fire safety and remind them of the importance of testing their smoke alarm once a week, having a bed time fire safety routine, a fire escape plan and what they should do in an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you have any concerns, do not hesitate to contact us by calling our HQ on 02892 664221 or visiting our website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nifrs.org\">www.nifrs.org<\/a>. Our Firefighters will provide you with detailed&nbsp; advice and in some circumstances can visit the home of someone, using personal protective equipment, to carry out a free home fire safety check and fit a smoke alarm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe need your help to help us protect the most at risk in our community from fire. We must do everything we can to help STOP Fire.&nbsp; Remembering this simple slogan can help make us all safer \u2013 S is for Smoke Alarm, make sure you have at least 1 working smoke alarm on every floor of your home. T is for test those smoke alarms weekly. O is for obvious dangers, be aware of the common causes of accidental fires including smoking materials, electronics and cooking. 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