Energy type:
LPG
Event summary:
The Fire Service notified Energy Safety of a house fire where a clothes rack had fallen onto a cabinet heater and had ignited the clothes. The bedroom was badly burned, with heat and smoke damage to other parts of house.
Accident ID:
160706-01
Accident date:
5 July 2016
Site:
Domestic
Environment:
Building
Voltage:
N/A
Equipment:
Space heater / cabinet heater
Accident type:
Fire and explosion
Casualty:
Non-fatality
Injury:
No injury
Property damage level:
Extended to the room and structure containing the equipment
Outcome of investigation:
The occupant of the house was operating the cabinet heater in his bedroom. He had placed a clothes rack close to the heater. He then left the house to go out for a meal.
A neighbour noticed smoke coming from the house and called the Fire Service. The Fire Service believes the clothes rack fell onto the heater igniting the clothes.
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