The National Fire Authority (NFA) chief executive officer Puamau Sowane has called on all residents and visitors to our country to prioritise fire safety, particularly during this festive season celebrations.

“By all means, we need to use fire to cook, to make lovo, for baking, for BBQ and even light firecrackers during this season, but we must avoid activities that would aggravate the spread of small fires into major fires that can destroy homes and even precious lives,” he said.

“According to our records, in a span of 11 months from January to the end of November this year, a total of 123 structural fire incidents were recorded, a 9 per cent in­crease when compared to 113 structural fires for the same period last year.”

He said of the 123 structural fire incidents for the 11 months this year a total of 109 were residential fires while 14 were commercial fire incidents.

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