In-home fire safety for the Golden area

2/23/2021 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Golden / Wheat Ridge / Evergreen knows that candle fires happen and even though candles are small, the damage of a residential fire by a candle can turn out to be larger than expected. 

Here are some candle fire safety tips for the Golden area: 

• When lighting a candle in the home, keep the candle at least twelve inches away from anything that can burn
• Try to avoid keeping a lit candle in bedrooms, bathrooms, or sleeping areas
• Do not leave a lit candle where a child or family pet can access or reach it

One more important candle safety tip will tie to one of the above tips about not leaving a lit candle in the bathroom. When cleaning a bathroom using aerosol chemicals, this becomes extremely dangerous if there is a lit candle nearby. Aerosols are highly flammable and this can cause an explosion of sorts – please practice safety first and share this tip with friends and family who may not be aware of it. 

If a Golden home catches fire for any reason, including a candle, please call the trained professionals at SERVPRO of (Franchise) so we can help clean up the fire mess and damage. 

SERVPRO of Golden / Wheat Ridge / Evergreen is independently owned and operated.