Last Christmas, Greater Manchester experienced the second-highest number of fire incidents in the UK.
Greater Manchester had the second highest number of fire incidents in the country last Christmas. Figures from the Home Office and a Freedom of Information request reveal the region had 72 over the festive season. In the last seven years in Greater Manchester , 29 Christmas trees have caught fire and 30 callouts involved Xmas cooking. The figures have prompted a fire chief to issue a new safety warning for the Xmas and New Year holidays.
A candle set fire to a Christmas tree in Bury leaving a family homeless. Carlos Meakin, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Director of Prevention and Protection, said: “Christmas is an extremely busy time of year for our firefighters. As the second-largest fire service in the country, we respond to a high number of calls over the festive period. “During this time, people can help to keep themselves and their families safe with a few basic safety tips including not overloading plug sockets, taking care with candles and keeping a close eye on their cooking. 'E-bikes and e-scooters are a popular gift, and in recent years we have seen a significant rise in the number of fires involving their batteries. These fires can be very dangerous so we would encourage residents to charge these batteries carefully, not leaving them unattended or charging them when asleep. “We want everyone to have a safe and happy Christmas and New Year but should they be needed, our firefighters stand ready to protect residents throughout this period.” Data revealed that in Greater Manchester 31 of the 72 incidents last Christmas (43 percent) were actually false alarms. ‘Due to apparatus’, ‘good intent’, and ‘malicious’, each classify as ‘fire false alarms,’ which, according to the Government, is when Fire and Rescue services attend ‘a location believing there to be a fire incident but, on arrival, discover that no such incident exists or existed
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