KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – As the weather starts to drop, more people are turning on their heat.
Space and portable heaters are also popular options for people to help stay warm, but these can pose an additional fire safety issue.
William Eads is the Fire Chief with the Loudendale Volunteer Fire Department. He responds to calls several times a year for a fires that could have been started by a space or portable heater, especially as the weather turns cold.
“If you listen to Metro 911, you’ll hear a lot more fires being dispatched. Structure fires, people that are living in conditions where the heat doesn’t work in the home and their supplementing their house with this,” Eads said.
Eads said the best place to put a space heater if you are using one in your home is on top of the stove.
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