Fires caused by children doubled in 2006

Jan 26, 2007, 12.34 pm (Singapore time)

Fires caused by children doubled in 2006

DON'T mess with fire - that's the Singapore Civil Defence Force's (SCDF) message to the public, as fire caused by children doubled to 73 cases last year, up from 37 in 2005, and resulted in four casualties.

This has prompted the SCDF to design a fire safety training kit for 480 kindergartens.

From April, fire-fighters will also visit primary schools to educate students on fire safety.

SCDF Commissioner James Tan expressed concern over the numbers.

He appealed to parents and guardians to educate the young on fire safety, citing carelessness and lack of parental supervision for the spike in child-related fires.

However, the SCDF's message on fire prevention appears to have been heard - it responded to just 4,702 fire calls last year, the second lowest figure in the last 20 years.

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