Causes of fire outbreaks

Fire outbreaks and disasters are caused by many factors, some of which can be blamed on us and others beyond our control.

One of the causes of fire outbreaks/disasters is carelessness. This happens when fire is not taken seriously by the person handling it. Some careless behaviours that can cause fire outbreaks include:

1. Faulty electrical wiring, this is one of the main causes of fire disasters. Using thin cables for house wiring, in order to save cost, were thicker cables ought to be used can cause heating, which can ignite the insulation and spark off a fire disaster. Ensure that certified electrical engineers are employed to supervise your house wiring. In addition inspect the electrical wiring of your house and ensure that it is in good condition before packing in
2. Falling asleep while you are cooking can also cause a fire outbreak, as much as is possible avoid cooking when you are tired
3. Leaving rubbish and trees near your house. This is very important during the dry season or summer. A bush fire may mistake your house as part of the bush
4. Careless use of candles and other naked flames. Avoid the use of candles for illumination as much as is possible. Use candles only for your religious rituals or romantic dinners and turn them off afterwords
5. Irresponsible use of fireworks can also cause fire outbreaks. Fireworks should be aimed only at the skies. Aiming your fireworks to any other direction can cause a fire disaster. The fireworks might hit an inflammable substance and cause an explosion that will initiate a fire disaster
6. Pouring kerosene into the kerosene tank of your kerosene lamp while the kerosene lamp is lit. This may cause an explosion that can ignite a fire
7. Storage of fuel or other inflammable substance around the house or through the part were naked fire may pass
8. Smoking near inflammable substance

Another cause of fire disasters is ignorance. Poor awareness of what fire is and how it can be prevented has led to a lot of fire outbreak. Information about fire, how to prepare for fire disasters and how to prevent fire disasters can be found in many books on fire.

Fire requires fuel, oxygen and heat to burn. Elimination of any of these elements will extinguish any fire no matter how intense it is. A good knowledge of fire will enable you to know the possible fire risk areas in your house. It will also enable you to understand how to prepare for a fire disaster and how to prevent fire disasters. Being ignorant of firefighting gadgets will make you to ignore gadgets that can save your property during a fire outbreak. Ignorance will also make you to compromise with buying a fire insurance policy.

Arson is yet another cause of fire outbreaks. But, what is arson? Arson is defined as a malicious burning of the property of another. There must be damage incurred in the building and the damage must have been caused by a fire. Your house can be set on fire during a riot, strike or social unrest fire outbreaks due to arson are often beyond your control. However, your political and religious views can make your property a target for arsonist.

Accidents do occur sometimes. When all necessary precautions have been taken accidents can still occur. This is often beyond your control. Electrical sparks can occur, lightening and more can cause fire outbreaks. Knowing the causes of fire empowers you to prevent it.