Friday,
10 May 2024
Change your clock and check your smoke alarm this weekend

THIS weekend marks the end of daylight saving and Victorian firefighters are asking all people to test their smoke alarms after concerning new data revealed 14 people died in preventable house fires last year.

Discarded smoking materials, lighters and matches were the most frequent cause of the fires, resulting in five incidents and seven deaths.

CFA and Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) urge Victorians to...

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