Why you should ensure you have a fire alarm installed in your caravan
Here’s one of the many examples as to why it is important to install a fire alarm in your caravan…
Firefighters were called to Lizard Lane Caravan Park in Whitburn following a report that a caravan was on fire.
Luckily the occupier had the presence of mind to remove the gas canisters from the van before the fire could take hold.
He then managed to escape the property before crews from South Shields fire station arrived and spent an hour tackling the blaze.
Watch manager Kevin Williams said: “We were called to a caravan which was said to be well alight with possible gas cylinders involved, and, when we arrived it was well alight.
“There was nobody in the property. The occupier had managed to escape. The smoke alarm saved his life, if I’m completely honest.
“He had popped in the bedroom to check something and had dozed off. The smoke alarm alerted him and he woke to find the whole caravan full of smoke.”
Two fire fighters with breathing apparatus and two hose reels extinguished the fire, believed to be caused by a faulty log burner.
The occupier, who had only just moved into the caravan, was checked for smoke inhalation, but he was declared fit by paramedics. He then stayed in a neighbor’s caravan as his caravan was completely destroyed.
Watch manager Williams added: “Fire spreads very quickly in these type of caravans. It’s just fortunate that this gentleman had a smoke alarm.
In addition to ensuring you are safe against fire by getting a smoke alarm, it is also important to ensure your insurance is up to date to cover any damage caused. For great value insurance quotation give the team at Coast a call on 0800 614 849.
Archives
- October 2020
- July 2020
- April 2020
- January 2020
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- October 2017
- July 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- November 2011
- September 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- August 2010