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FIRE SERVICE AND GENERAL FIRE SAFETY TOPICS => Fire Safety => Topic started by: nearlythere on April 11, 2012, 01:08:38 PM

Title: Fire in Fold Housing, Belfast
Post by: nearlythere on April 11, 2012, 01:08:38 PM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17674761

Title: Re: Fire in Fold Housing, Belfast
Post by: Dinnertime Dave on April 11, 2012, 06:15:38 PM

Unusual for a fire to start in a bathroom. However, my service has recommended the fitting of detection in bathrooms where there is an electric hoist and acrylic bath for some time. 

Title: Re: Fire in Fold Housing, Belfast
Post by: BLEVE on April 12, 2012, 09:58:20 AM

With acrylic baths coupled with malfunctioning ceiling mounted ventilation fans and the increasing use of candles, bathroom fires are not as uncommon as we would think.

Title: Re: Fire in Fold Housing, Belfast
Post by: Midland Retty on April 12, 2012, 10:27:30 AM

Quote from: Dinnertime Dave on April 11, 2012, 06:15:38 PM

Unusual for a fire to start in a bathroom. However, my service has recommended the fitting of detection in bathrooms where there is an electric hoist and acrylic bath for some time. 

Indeed. Alot of authorities recommend or enforce detection in bathrooms with motorised baths too.

Title: Re: Fire in Fold Housing, Belfast
Post by: colin todd on April 12, 2012, 09:47:31 PM

Detection in bathrooms? Just the job to keep the false alarms high, eh Monsignor Retters. That will keep the boys in work.  FBU must love it.

Title: Re: Fire in Fold Housing, Belfast
Post by: Dinnertime Dave on April 13, 2012, 05:42:37 PM

Quote from: colin todd on April 12, 2012, 09:47:31 PM

Detection in bathrooms? Just the job to keep the false alarms high, eh Monsignor Retters. That will keep the boys in work.  FBU must love it.

Actually not Colin, as I am sure you are aware the taps in bathroms in residential care homes have restrictors on them keeping the water to about 40 degrees C.