Fire Accidents Decrease By 50 Percent During Curfew

Superintendent of the Fire Accident Investigation Unit at Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (KFSD) Lieutenant Colonel Sayyed Hassan Al-Mousawi says the rate of fire accidents during the curfew period decreased by 50 percent due to the closure of various establishments and factories.

In a press statement, he explained that, during the curfew period from March 12 to June 30, fire incidents at homes particularly in kitchens resulted in 17 cases of injuries and two death cases – an Egyptian and a Pakistani who succumbed to serious burns due to explosion of a cooking gas cylinder. The total cases of kitchen fire in residential places such as houses, apartments and extensions during the aforementioned period reached 24. The number of kitchen fire cases in non-residential places such as restaurants, shops and others reached 17.

Lt Col Al-Mousawi said, “From March 12 to June 25, there have been 1,227 fire incidents; during this period, firefighters carried out 1,619 rescue operations and provided 258 general services”. He advised the public to purchase ovens with fire sensors that conform to safety specifications. He warned against purchasing substandard gas pipes, regulators and cooking extensions that are sold in some street markets, insisting that it is better to buy them from Kuwait Oil Tankers Company – a government company approved by KFSD and whose products are sold in cooking gas branches.

Lt Col Al-Mousawi stressed the need to ascertain the safety of the cooking gas extensions, the gas regulators and the rubber ring with the head of the gas cylinder, especially in case of gas leak, as the gas odor cannot be detected easily due to other odors in the kitchen.

He indicated that more than 90 percent of the kitchen accidents and gas leaks are caused by negligence in examining gas cylinders and extensions, highlighting that these tools have a validity period and should be replaced from time to time. Lt Col Al-Mousawi also stressed the need to clean stoves, hoods and chimneys of the accumulated vegetable oils and animal fats, given that these residues are flammable and could contribute to fire outbreak.

 

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