Couple’s smoke detector soon saves the day

Monday 13th June 2011, 2:29PM BST.

Carol Quertier A COUPLE’S new fire alarm proved its worth almost immediately in preventing a potential major incident at their St Martin’s home.

Carol Quertier (pictured) returned home on Friday night and turned on the washing machine but, as it had developed a fault, decided to wait until it had finished its cycle rather than go straight to bed.

‘I heard a strange noise and realised it was our new fire alarm,’ she said.

‘The smell was coming from the washing machine in the kitchen, which was flashing so I turned it off at the mains and called the fire brigade.’

Firefighters arrived and pulled the machine away from the wall and moved it into the Quertiers’ back garden.

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Islander

June 16, 2011 at 5:52 pm

Quite honestly I cannot but wonder why it isn’t compulsory to have Fire alarms.

I lived in a place once where it was compulsory, and was checked once a year and batteries changed free of charge.

If no alarm Insurance was doubled until alarm is fitted.

A firm of some renown offered to install alarm at cost price, no charge for fixing.

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Gilthead

June 17, 2011 at 1:21 pm

Islander – it is in any new build.

But there again so is electricity socket access for midgets, blast walls for your oil tank and soakaways so large you could hold flower shows in them.

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Islander

June 17, 2011 at 5:51 pm

Well Gilthead;
I mentioned battery driven smoke and fire alarms.

The use of Battery was a thought, because if an electrical fire started and blew the fuses. there is no alarm, but a battery will give alarm

Oh I’m not querying your statement, I thought it good.

I only thought that in a modern world, sometimes old fashioned things do have their uses.

Why my old Ford T has just had electric horn fitted

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