by Guardian Safety Solutions International | Apr 28, 2014 | Blog, Multi-Family
The Chula Vista Apartments off East Park Row Drive kitchen fire in Dallas, our hometown, at around 5:30 p.m. Saturday was preventable. Sadly, about 45 house fires are reported every hour in the U.S., and 60 percent of apartment fires are started by cooking. Paul...
by Guardian Safety Solutions International | Feb 26, 2014 | mobile homes
Fire officials say a Lee County man’s mobile home caught fire after he left food cooking on the stove and went to the store. Video of the event is available from WALB-TV here. The kitchen was pretty much destroyed because smoke gets up in the mobile home attic...
by Guardian Safety Solutions International | Jan 8, 2014 | Blog, Other
An early morning fire at the Prince Albert YWCA on Monday was caused by combustible material being left on a stove top. A plastic kettle melted on the stove starting a fire. This is why all materials like oven mitts, paper, kitchen tools, dish towels, aprons and...
by Guardian Safety Solutions International | Dec 27, 2013 | Blog, Multi-Family
It’s an old but sad story – cooking a Christmas meal led to the total destruction of a family home in Bells, part of Crockett County, Tenn. Raymond Woodward said he was cooking a Christmas meal for his family when the kitchen went up in flames. He...
by Guardian Safety Solutions International | Nov 17, 2013 | Blog, Multi-Family
ABC News in North Carolina reporters that an apartment building resident was heating grease and fell asleep on the couch. The grease then ignited causing smoke alarms to go off in an adjacent apartment. Neighbors called 911 but it was too late to save the life of the...