5 Rarely Known Factors Responsible for Causing a Home Fire

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5 Rarely Known Factors Responsible for Causing a
Home Fire
When there is a fire in the house, it is often
assumed that it started from the kitchen.
However there are many other places and
resources that can be responsible for causing
fire. Through this article, we will acquaint you
with these unknown stimuli and rarely known fire
hazards. Heres a brief about each one of
them.
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• Laptops
• There are times when you work for hours together
  on your laptop. And sometimes, you leave it
  switched on and get busy with other things. It
  is possible that heat from the laptop gets
  underneath the materials it has been put upon
  (Bed, pillow or couch) and starts a fire. To
  prevent this from happening, you should ideally
  mount your laptop on a stand or put a fan table
  below it. Also, when you are not around, switch
  it off or put it on a non-flammable material.
• Dishwasher
• A fire causing from dishwasher is quite a rarity.
  But it isnt impossible either. If your
  dishwasher is faulty, water can drip into the
  internal wires of a machine. Make sure you
  maintain your dishwasher and get it serviced at
  regular intervals so there are no water leaks or
  fire hazards because of it.
• Glassware
• It may sound to you like a myth, but fish bowls,
  glass door knobs and jam jars have also been
  responsible for reflecting sun rays enough to
  cause a fire. So its not just a magnifying glass
  that can start a fire. When light is refracted
  by a glass on objects like curtains, paper or
  any other flammable item, fire can start over
  the time. Make sure you keep the glassware

away from the areas where they are likely to
cause a fire.
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• Dust
• Dust particles under beds and furniture can be a
  cause of fire if they come in contact with
  electrical sockets, electronics and heating
  appliances. Such situations can occur if sparks
  fly towards the dust particles and spread the
  fire gradually. To eliminate this possibility,
  make sure that you vacuum under the bed and
  couch regularly.
• Batteries

Inappropriate disposal of 9-volt batteries in the
garage and basements has often been responsible
for causing huge fire accidents. If these
batteries come in contact with any kind of
metal and the metal touches other flammable
object like paper
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or dust particles, fire can start in no time. So
make sure you keep these batteries away from
metal objects. Information about safely
disposing them can be easily found on the
internet. Although these are little known
factors responsible behind a home fire, you must
know about them to be able to prevent such
situations from happening. However, if there is a
fire and you are not able to put it off, you
must get in touch with your nearest fire
station. After the fire has been put off, you can
avail of professional fire damage restoration
services which will help you recover important
objects and make sure that minimal damage is
caused.