Happening now?
A locked steel grille door at night with its key on a hook, a smoke alarm glowing above and haze in the torch beam

House fire

The most likely one on this listGrille keys on a hook by the door, never in a drawer.

RIGHT NOW.

  1. 1Get out, stay out, call 999.
  2. 2Crawl low under smoke. Grab the grille key.
  3. 3Never go back in for anything.
Call 999 Other emergencies

BEFORE. DURING. AFTER.

House fire

The most likely one on this list

Before

  • Smoke alarms on every floor. They cost less than a family dinner.
  • Grille keys on a hook beside every grille door. Malaysian house fires turn deadly when the key is in a drawer.
  • Two ways out of every room. Practise in the dark.

During

  • Get out, stay out, call 999.
  • Crawl low under smoke. Feel doors with the back of your hand; hot means use the other exit.
  • Clothes on fire: stop, drop, roll.

After

  • Never go back in for anything. Bomba will bring out what can be saved.

GO DEEPER.

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