Energy type:
Electricity
Event summary:
A fatality due to asphyxiation was caused by a fire involving an electric blanket.
Accident ID:
170901-01
Accident date:
30 August 2017
Site:
Domestic
Environment:
Building
Voltage:
1
Equipment:
Blankets; Pads
Accident type:
Fire
Casualty:
Fatality
Injury:
Asphyxiation
Property damage level:
Restricted to the room containing the equipment
Outcome of investigation:
Energy Safety carried out an investigation on a fatality caused by a faulty electric blanket in a residential house. The outcome of investigations from the Fire Service showed the blanket was estimated to be over 40 years old and there were not sufficient identifiable markings to identify the product. No further details on the owner or property were able to be supplied, and the investigation was closed as there was insufficient information requiring further investigation.
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