A couple got a big shock when their house caught fire due to a little negligence and the reason was not very big. This happened only because of a small mirror kept near the window. The situation became such that the fire was so big that the couple had to call the firefighters to extinguish the fire and they got an important lesson of life.
Sam Wilkinson, 48, from Britain, told the South West News Service about the horrific fire that broke out at her home in Rochester, Kent, on July 18. The registered nurse and her partner Michael were at home when they smelled a dangerous smell.
“I was working in the office right below the room that caught fire, and I could smell something burning, like burnt toast,” Michael recalled. “Then I heard the smoke alarm on the top floor go off.”
A panicked Michael ran upstairs to wake Sam, after which the couple ran out of the house and called emergency services. Two fire engines arrived and later extinguished the fire on the third floor.
Fortunately, while many items in the bedroom were destroyed, including a melted TV and blackened walls, the flames were largely contained by a closed door that prevented it from spreading to other parts of the house. But firefighters said the cause of the fire was dangerous.
The surprising thing was that the fire was caused by a small makeup mirror. (Symbolic picture: Canva)
According to them, the sunlight hit the small makeup mirror and set the curtains of the room on fire. Sam said, “We had redecorated the room just a few days ago, so we were not sure what caused the fire. When the firemen told us that it was the mirror, we wondered how could a mirror do this?”
He added: “We now know that anything shiny or reflective near a window where sunlight hits it can cause a fire.” “Our advice now is to just be careful and educate people in your household about the dangers,” Sam said.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 5, 2024, 20:10 IST
