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Be safe this bonfire night

With Bonfire Night fast approaching, West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service has some Fire Safety advice to keep you safe when you attend a bonfire.

If possible choose to attend an organised Bonfire but if you are having your own here are a few do’s and don’ts to keep your event safe
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DO

  • Site the Bonfire well away from houses, garages, sheds, fences, overhead cables, trees and shrubs and always away from fireworks
  • Before lighting the fire check that no pets or children are hiding inside it.
  • Build the stack so that it is stable and will not collapse outwards or to one side.
  • Keep everyone away from the fire – especially children, who must be supervised all the time.
  • In case of emergency keep buckets of water, the garden hose or a fire extinguisher ready.
  • Keep pets indoors
  • Pour water on the embers before leaving.

DON’Ts

  • Do not use flammable liquids – paraffin or petrol – to light the fire.
  • Do not burn man made materials such as foam-filled furniture, aerosols, and tins of paint or bottles.

More information on tthe BERR website

 

Follow these safety tips to have a safe Bonfire night.
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