Fire in a conservatory

Firefighters have issued safety advice following a fire in a conservatory of a property in Manor Road, Thundersley, last night.

Crews from Rayleigh Weir and Basildon attended and extinguished the fire, which damaged the conservatory, by 00.20am. They used thermal imaging equipment during the incident.

No one was injured.

The cause of the fire was accidental but Crew Manager Rob Maclean wants to remind people of our home fire safety messages. 

He said: “Please don’t overload electrical sockets and if you need advice on keeping your home safe please get in touch with our home safety team who will be happy to help.”

Our safety advice

Electrical appliances, plugs and cables that are old or poorly wired can be a real danger in your home. There are particular danger signs to look out for on all electrical items you have around your home. If you think something needs fixing or changing do it straight away.

Plugs and sockets

• Hot plugs or sockets, scorch marks, fuses that often blow, or flickering light are all signs of loose wiring or other electrical problems.
• Badly wired plugs. Any coloured wires sticking out could come loose and debris could also get into the plug
• Overloaded sockets. Plugging too many electrical appliances into one socket can lead to overheating
• Use sockets safely. It’s better to use a bar adaptor (multi board) on a lead than a block adaptor
• Only use one adaptor per socket. Don’t plug one adaptor into another and try to keep to one plug per socket
• Don't overload extension leads and adaptors, they have a limit on how many amps they can take. 

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