question_answer 9)

What are some of the things you should do to prevent a fire at home and in the school?  

Answer:

Precautions to be taken at home : (i) Handle the cooking gas carefully. Open the doors and windows if the gas is leaking. (ii) Keep the regulator knob of the gas cylinder off when it is not in use. (iii) Don't allow children to let off crackers. (iv) Only cotton clothes should be worn in the kitchen, while cooking food. (v) Don't use cracked cooking gas tubes. (vi) Get the defective electricity wires replaced. Precautions to be taken at schools : (i) Defective electricity switches and wires should be got replaced. (ii) The fire preventive norms should be observed. (iii) Scientific experiments should be conducted in the teacher's supervision.  (iv) The school must arrange to buy a carbon dioxide extinguisher.