Negligence of household members is one of the major causes of fire incidents, including candles left burning after a power outage.
This was revealed by City Fire Marshall William Tacaldo, Jr. during a recent forum held by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) here.
Misuse of electricity is also among the top causes of fire alarms here, he said.
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has stressed fire prevention rather than suppression in its information drive this month to mark Fire Prevention Month.
“We are conducting lectures in elementary and secondary schools to teach the students fire-safety consciousness. We are putting more effort in prevention,” said Tacaldo.
The city fire marshall said that in their line of work, only 15% is allotted to fire-fighting.
“The government is pushing for the prevention program to make more people observe measures that will avoid fire cases. Through prevention, we can avoid the loss of lives and damage to property,” he said.
Tacaldo said the fire incident that razed two houses in Brgy. Calindagan this month, with damages pegged at P300,000, was due to unattended lighted kerosene lamp.
