Delhi-like fire can flare up in the house too: Running AC-cooler-fan for 18-20 hours, there is a danger of short circuit, then there is no way to escape

A massive fire broke out in Delhi’s Mundka, killing 27 people. It is being told that still some people may be trapped there. Director of Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg has told that there was no second exit of any kind in the building. The fire extinguishers were also expired. No fire safety standards were followed there.

In fact, due to negligence, a fire like Delhi can ignite even in homes. The temperature is between 44 to 45 degree Celsius and to beat the heat, ACs, fans, coolers are running for 18 to 20 hours. They run in their full capacity. Their continuous running increases the risk of short circuit.

Fire caused by short circuit is dangerous. In such a situation, there is a change in the direction of the electrical current. Suddenly the electricity starts running in high volume. It can spread throughout the house simultaneously through wiring. As long as people understand something, it engulfs everything. There is very little time left to get out of it.

AC is not serviced on time

Electricians say that AC servicing is not done on time. When the summer days come, people clean the filter on their own. They think that this has serviced the AC, whereas the old AC needs service. This includes filling the AC’s refrigerant and cleaning the filter. Ammonia gas is formed due to open drains in many places. This ammonia gas slowly destroys the copper in the AC. This causes leakage in the refrigerant. Overall, due to non-service of AC, the possibility of fire in it increases.

There is a possibility of short circuit even if it is off

Those who think that the refrigerator, cooler, AC or other electronic devices are switched off and there is no danger, they are wrong, because even if the plugs of these devices are installed in the board, it still consumes electricity. There is a danger of fire in them due to fluctuating electricity.

It is dangerous to run fans, coolers without servicing

Fans in winter, running AC-cooler-fan for 18-20 hours, the risk of short circuit, then there is no way to escape, coolers are usually closed. When the summer days come, many times people start using electronic devices without getting servicing them. Lubricants are used in these machines. When these connect to the electronic circuit, friction starts. As a result, the risk of fire increases.

Have you ever checked what kind of electrical boards, plugs, etc. are there in the house?

Nowadays many companies make high quality electrical boards, plugs, switches, etc., while in order to save money, people put substandard quality wires, boards, plugs etc. They are not able to run for long nor are they able to lift much load. They also increase the risk of short circuit in the house.

Coating for fire protection

Are the electronic equipment kept in your homes coated with a special chemical? Actually, special chemicals are plated on the outer and inner surfaces of electronic devices like TV, computer, mobile, laptop, CCTV etc., so that they can be protected from fire to some extent. According to scientists, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), TRIAZINE are used to make these devices fire safety.

Similarly, coatings of tetrabromobisphenol and tetrachlorobisphenol are done on the inner walls of the circuit board and the plastic case. The building where the fire broke out in Delhi’s Mundka had a CCTV manufacturing unit. It is possible that here the use of such fire safety chemicals has been reduced in these devices.

Every day 200 calls to the fire brigade in Delhi

Delhi Fire Services itself says that there has been a four-fold increase in calls to the fire brigade in May as compared to January. Where 50 calls were received in January, 200 calls are coming every day in May. If the data of April is taken, then every day people made 110 calls to Delhi Fire Services which was about the fire.

learn how to operate a fire extinguisher

According to Sajjan Kumar Sharma, former fire officer of New Delhi Municipal Corporation, there is a need to conduct fire drills at regular intervals. 98 percent of Indians do not know how to operate a fire extinguisher, that is, if a building is on fire and there is a fire extinguisher on some floor, people trapped there are not able to use it. The result is more casualty.

Earthing is also necessary in homes: Earthing protects electronic equipment. It is a process in which the non-current metal parts of a device are connected to the earth through a low resistance conductor. If the earthing is not done in the houses, then there is a danger of burning of electronic equipment due to high current.