{"id":594,"date":"2017-08-04T09:06:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-04T09:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/185.8.177.84\/~safety\/?p=594"},"modified":"2018-10-08T10:22:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T10:22:12","slug":"wat-het-meest-dodelijk-vlammen-rook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safety4all.be\/en\/fire-safety\/wat-het-meest-dodelijk-vlammen-rook\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the most deadly: flames or smoke?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Instinctively we realize that fire is dangerous and that we have to avoid it. <\/span>We think smoke is less dangerous because we can walk through it when we flee a fire. <\/span><\/em>But is that correct?<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The smoke that is released during a fire is poisonous and therefore life-threatening. <\/span>Not the fire, but the smoke also claims the most victims in domestic fires. <\/span>The fire brigade sometimes saves people alive from a fire, but on their way to the hospital they die due to a smoke poisoning.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why is smoke so dangerous?<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. The hot air burns everything from the mouth to vocal cords<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The fine soot particles cause inflammation in the trachea and lungs<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. The toxic gases (carbon monoxide and cyanide) switch off the oxygen supply to organs and flatten the metabolism<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


    \n<\/span><\/span>The requirement of everyone who is involved in fire safety therefore sounds unambiguous: Stay out of the smoke!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    In order to survive your chance to survive a house fire, you can already take a number of precautions:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Place smoke alarms<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Create an escape\u00a0plan with multiple routes<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n


      \n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Hopefully you will never need it, but it can save you and your loved ones in the event of a fire. <\/span>So do not doubt, do it today!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Contact us without obligation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

      Deel dit bericht!<\/p>

      <\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/i><\/a><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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