Abu Dhabi Police revealed several cases of suffocation, due to the insecure use of "firewood" inside the houses, resulting in injuries, stressing the need not to leave it burning, and closing the heaters in general tightly before bed, to avoid their dangers, considering that the heaters are a "silent killer" Threatening the lives of individuals.
Abu Dhabi Police warned that many families resort to using "heating devices" these days to escape the cold weather during the winter season, but failure to adhere to safety and security standards represents a threat and threat to their health and lives, which causes many deaths by suffocation.
She pointed to several reasons behind the occurrence of fire fires inside homes, including the occurrence of a short circuit, the lack of separation of the heater during sleep, or the use of coal heaters at home, the use of poor types of heaters, or neglect and the absence of control in the presence of children.
The Department of Civil Defense in Abu Dhabi warned against setting fire to firewood or charcoal inside the house or rooms, without observing safety measures, to avoid suffocation and the outbreak of fire, stressing the need to pay attention when using a wood fireplace, especially at night times, and not sleep next to it, to avoid the risks of suffocation or The outbreak of fire, as it must be ignited outside the rooms, or provide special extractors for smoke to rise up, while maintaining the provision of adequate ventilation, and not to leave it burning when completed, and extinguishing it outside the home.
She called for not using heaters in sandy or wet places, such as toilets, and excluding some types according to the usage manual, keeping the heater out of the reach of children and pets, and avoiding placing heaters in children's rooms without direct supervision, and placing the heater a distance of a meter or more away About furniture and bedding, not to put the heater in the operating position without supervision by an adult, and ensure that it is closed before bed.