The cold wave comes to keep warm using an electric appliance "Not even one" principle to save your life

 8:59am, 25 July 2025

A fire broke out on the 9th floor of the renovated military village in Yongkang District, Tainan City on the 23rd of this month, killing an elderly person with inconvenience in movement. Fire department staff suspected that the electric wire was short-circuited and disaster. Tainan Fire Department today called on the public that the cold wave has recently arrived, and should pay attention to the use of warm facilities, pay attention to the safety of fire and electricity, and use electric appliances according to the principle of "five and none" to reduce the risk of fire disasters.

Recently, the air cooling group has come. In order to keep warm, the public will use high-power electrical equipment such as electric heating furnaces to keep warm. The fire department reminds the public to pay attention to safety when using it, and to use the electrical appliance according to the principle of "no more than five": "Do not use the electric power than the load", "The wire does not fold", "The plug is not damp and damp", "The power socket is not often plugged in", "There is no combustible material around the appliance", and "Don't use electrical appliances without safety marks", to ensure the safety of electricity use.

Building should not close the trusted host and emergency broadcasting equipment to avoid delayed escape and risk. Li Mingfeng, director of Tainan Fire Bureau, said that according to the year-on-year building fire statistics, the number of deaths in residential fires is the highest. People should pay attention to the safety of using fire and electricity. When encountering fire, they should keep the "small fire and run quickly and close the door" to escape quickly in the early stage of the fire and escape down to avoid escaping through the fire and escape. When escaping, they should close the door to avoid escalating the fire; if there is a big fire, it is not easy to escape, so they should close the door on the spot to avoid difficulties to ensure safety.

Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe said that fire safety equipment should be installed in accordance with the law and the fire protection company should be entrusted to regularly review and application notices in accordance with regulations. If you find that the fire protection equipment is damaged or mishaps, you should immediately notify the fire protection equipment company for repair. Do not close the fire protection equipment for convenience, which will affect the early escape and the use of a rescue accident.