Smoking as a cause of fire

It is often possible to observe how individuals, lighting up, throw matches and cigarette butts anywhere, smoke in forbidden places, put cigarette butts on wooden objects, near materials that can ignite at the slightest contact with fire. Having caused the smoldering of the combustible material, the cigarette butt itself goes out after a while. But the hearth of decay formed by him, under the conditions created, can turn into a fire. In conditions that ensure the concentration of heat (in practice, these are hidden wooden structures, accumulated waste), after charring the place of contact with a smoldering cigarette, flammable materials ignite. The smoldering time ranges from one to four hours, depending on the size of the combustible material located in the area of the smoldering burn and the heat transfer conditions.

If you are a smoker, remember, this addiction not only negatively affects your body, but can also cause a fire. It is very dangerous to smoke lying in bed. The smoker falls asleep, the cigarette falls on the bedding and a fire occurs. As a rule, in this case, the smoker gets severe burns or dies. The cause of the fire may be an unlit cigarette thrown from the balcony, which may fall to the ground, where dry grass, paper or other objects may be located, and cause them to ignite. In an even worse case, the cigarette flies down, falling on someone else's balcony, where flammable objects can be stored. Also, a cigarette butt can get into the apartment through an open window, where the conditions for the development of gorenje can also be the most favorable.

Smoking is harmful, in every sense of the word, and even if a fire does not occur due to the fault of an unlit cigarette, remember the harm that you cause to your body. Remember that by lighting up, you are putting the lives of people around you at risk. Do not ignore your smoking relatives and friends, especially when intoxicated.

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