New Posts For Thread: House Fires.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437694/house-firesEvery time I read of another death in a house-fire it makes me wonder why on earth do we build houses with the sleeping accommodation upstairs.From a safety point of view it m,akes no sense at all. Fire and smoke burn upwarsds. Most fires start in thnaydam 07 Jan 15:56 Every time I read of another death in a house-fire it makes me wonder why on earth do we build houses with the sleeping accommodation upstairs. It stems from ape behaviour. They make their beds up in the trees away from danger.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437694/house-fires?post_id=418371146#418371146naydam 07 Jan 15:56 Every time I read of another death in a house-fire it makes me wonder why on earth do we build houses with the sleeping accommodation upstairs. It stems from ape behaviour. They make their beds up in the trees away from danger.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:47:35 -0600What if an electric blanket or ciggy fire started downstairs while you are upstairs watching telly in the living room,sorry to be pedantic,but you are asking a lot to change a lifestyle people have used for hundreds of yearsFIT SMOKE ALARMShttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437694/house-fires?post_id=418371046#418371046What if an electric blanket or ciggy fire started downstairs while you are upstairs watching telly in the living room,sorry to be pedantic,but you are asking a lot to change a lifestyle people have used for hundreds of yearsFIT SMOKE ALARMSThu, 07 Jan 2010 09:44:52 -0600For the same reason that they start now. This is not a fire-prevention measure...it is a safety suggestion.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437694/house-fires?post_id=418369826#418369826For the same reason that they start now. This is not a fire-prevention measure...it is a safety suggestion.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:14:09 -0600why would the fire start if the family is asleep?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437694/house-fires?post_id=418369638#418369638why would the fire start if the family is asleep?Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:08:50 -0600Perhaps the front door might not necessarily lead to your bedroom?The family are asleep. Who is walking about upstairs? Why would that make a noise, anyway?I'll bet that the next reported house fire has the effect of harmng those upstairs only. :-( Ahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437694/house-fires?post_id=418369582#418369582Perhaps the front door might not necessarily lead to your bedroom?The family are asleep. Who is walking about upstairs? Why would that make a noise, anyway?I'll bet that the next reported house fire has the effect of harmng those upstairs only. :-( AThu, 07 Jan 2010 09:06:08 -0600Or open the front door into your bedroomFIT SMOKE ALARMShttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437694/house-fires?post_id=418369346#418369346Or open the front door into your bedroomFIT SMOKE ALARMSThu, 07 Jan 2010 08:59:01 -0600so you don't have people walking above your head as you sleep.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437694/house-fires?post_id=418369334#418369334so you don't have people walking above your head as you sleep.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:57:50 -0600Every time I read of another death in a house-fire it makes me wonder why on earth do we build houses with the sleeping accommodation upstairs.From a safety point of view it m,akes no sense at all. Fire and smoke burn upwarsds. Most fires start in thhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437694/house-fires?post_id=418369326#418369326Every time I read of another death in a house-fire it makes me wonder why on earth do we build houses with the sleeping accommodation upstairs.From a safety point of view it m,akes no sense at all. Fire and smoke burn upwarsds. Most fires start in thThu, 07 Jan 2010 08:56:11 -0600