E-Cigarette Battery Explosion in Sabin?

2/8/2022 (Permalink)

We restore fire damage 24-hours a day in Clay County.

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), more cigarette fires occur in homes each year. SERVPRO® of Moorhead offers these smoking safety tips from the NFPA:

Electronic Cigarettes

• Battery failures have led to small explosions
• Never leave charging e-cigarettes unattended
• E-cigarettes should be used with caution
• Fires have occurred while e-cigarettes were being used
• Fires have occurred while the battery was being charged
• Fires have occurred while the device was being transported

Smoking Safety

• If you smoke, use only fire-safe cigarettes
• If you smoke, smoke outside. Most deaths result from fires that started in living rooms, family rooms, and dens or bedrooms.
• Keep cigarettes, lighters, matches, and other smoking materials up high out of the reach of children, in a locked cabinet
• Use a deep, sturdy ashtray. Place it away from anything that can burn.
• Do not discard cigarettes in vegetation such as mulch, potted plants or landscaping, peat moss, dried grasses, leaves, or other things that could ignite easily
• Before you throw away butts and ashes, make sure they are out, and dousing in water or sand is the best way to do that

Call Us!

When you have a fire damage emergency in your Moorhead home or business, you can rely on SERVPRO® of Moorhead to mitigate and remediate the damage, “Like it never even happened.” Call us today at 218-236-7447.

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