Careless handling of fire while smoking

Cigarettes have become deeply ingrained in the daily lives of ordinary people. Some started smoking due to fashion, others due to company, but they all share one thing in common: the risk of fire in a smoker's home is 10 times higher than in a non-smoker's home.

According to statistics, every second fire occurs due to careless smoking. Nicotine-dependent individuals realize that they are harming their health, but they do not always realize that a huge disaster can result from one small unextinguished cigarette butt. When throwing a cigarette butt out of a window, they conveniently forget about the floors below where a window or balcony might be open at that moment, thereby turning their already expensive habit into a fire where people can die.

As a rule, an uncontrolled desire to smoke appears in a person in a state of alcoholic intoxication. Succumbing to temptation, after each puff, the smoker's body relaxes, as the brain has received its light micro-portion of dopamine, and the person safely falls asleep with "unfinished business." The energy of an unextinguished cigarette is enough for several minutes for combustion to occur. A person cannot smell smoke through sleep, as a result of which they can simply be poisoned by combustion products.

To protect yourself and your loved ones, you should adhere to a few simple rules:

- Smoke in designated areas;

- Use an ashtray;

- Carefully extinguish the cigarette;

- Do not throw cigarettes out of windows;

- Never smoke in bed or in an armchair;

- Install an autonomous fire alarm at home;

- It is dangerous to smoke near flammable liquids.

And remember, fire is not the Ministry of Health; it will not warn you!