The Rep 28 October 2022

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Simple tips to avoid fire in your home
REP REPORTER
With several reported fire
incidences in and around
Komani in recent months,
local and volunteer fire fighter Simon
Morris has put together a list of safety
measures to prevent fires from
happening.
“This is a very vast topic that we can
go into, but it depends on what your
home is built from and where you live.
“Please note, I am not a fire expert.
These are just commonsense things
anybody can do in their homes to try
and prevent fires from happening,” said
Morris.
Keep matches out of the reach of
ch i l d r e n .
Do not overload electrical wall or
extension lead sockets or run electrical
extension leads under carpets or mats.
Install smoke detectors in your
home and change their batteries often.
Take care with portable appliances
such as irons, kettles and heaters.
Do not hang clothes on, against or
near heaters.
And keep your lounge suit or rugs,
curtains of any flammable item at least
three feet away from the heater.
Never use flammable liquids, like
petrol, paraffin, thinners, for starting
braai fires or to remove stains from
clothing.
If your home is situated in a forest or
veld type environment, make sure all
boundary fences have at least a 20m
fire break where all vegetation is cut
very short or removed to show the
ground.
When smoking cigarettes in your
home, make sure they are extinguished
and do not smoke while you are in bed
or lying on the couch and you may fall
asleep.
FIGHTING BLAZE: Local fire volunteers attend to a fire incident in Komani where three businesses were gutted by fire in Dunbar Street Picture: SUPPLIED
Unplug appliances you are not
using.
Use surge protectors to connect
appliances to your electrical system.
If you have a gas geyser in your
bathroom, have it serviced and
checked at least once a year.
And the exhaust must be outside the
room. The gas cylinder must be outside
your home as well.
Gas heaters also need to be
serviced. These heaters are in fact very
dangerous because the gas cylinder is
normally in the same casing as they are
and gas leaks can cause problems.
Rather use torches and not candles
as candles can fall over and start to
burn your other items; we have seen
how candles have started fires in
people’s homes.
If you cook with a primus or paraffin
cooker, make sure it is safe to use and
placed on a level surface and away
from combustion items.
If you are cooking on the electric
stove and the power goes off due to
load shedding, never place your gas
cylinder on the stove top to cook your
food as this is very dangerous.
We have seen people do this and
when the electric power comes back
on, they forget that the stove plates may
be on still and they then can have an
explosion when their gas cylinder
explodes.
Never use your oven with the door
open to heat your home.
Make sure your electrical wiring in
your home is certified by a qualified
electrician.
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Police spokesperson Captain Namhla Mdleleni said
the operation yielded positive results.
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Police arrest 171; bodies unidentified
REP REPORTER
In an effort to clamp down on
crime in the Chris Hani
district, law enforcement
officers continued with their
operation which included
tracing wanted suspects in the
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region. The operation, under
the command of acting
district detective commander
Colonel Errol Fortuin, had
yielded positive results, said
police spokesperson Captain
Namhla Mdleleni.
“A total of 171 suspects
were arrested for various
crimes from stations around
the Chris Hani district,”
Mdleleni said.
“All arrested suspects will
appear at various courts
s o o n .”
Mdleleni said Fortuin had
commended members for the
good work.
Meanwhile, police are
searching for the families of
three unidentified people
whose bodies were found in
different policing precincts:
● Police attended to a scene
where they found the body of
a man only identified as Jabu,
at the Ngqwarhu
administrative area in June.
“The deceased sustained
multiple injuries to his body.
A case of murder was opened
and his body was never
i d e n t i f i e d ,” said Mdleleni.
● In May, a man known as
Vuyisile was taken to
Cofimvaba Hospital by a
p a s s e r by.
He later passed away and
a case of murder was opened.
His body was never
identified.
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“Anyone who can assist in
identifying the bodies can
contact Sergeant Luleka
Ngqwane on 078-818-
5 4 1 9 ,” Mdleleni said.
● Police are also seeking the
relatives of a man who was
found dead near Matanzima
Farm in May this year.
“He was wearing blue
jeans and a black jacket.
‘An inquest was opened
and his body was not
i d e n t i f i e d ,” said Mdleleni.
● “Police were summoned to
attend to the scene where
they found the body of
Siyabulela Bontshi, 40, in his
place of residence at Mandela
View, during July 2022,” said
Mdleleni.
An inquest was opened,
Mdleleni said.
“Anyone who can assist in
identifying the bodies is asked
to contact Sergeant Zukile
Keyi on 0 7 1 - 3 4 2 - 2 7 9 6 ,” said
Mdleleni.
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