Summer is heating up, and that means that we, as human beings have the desire to cool down! As we rely more and more on appliances and electricity to keep us cool, we\u2019re also running more of a risk to cause an electrical fire. Each year in the U.S., there are more than 40,000 electrical fires responsible for $700 million in damages and 1,400 injuries. The good news is that most electrical fires can be prevented by first understanding what makes them so dangerous.<\/p>\n
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Electrical fires differ from ordinary fires in a number of ways. Those differences are what make them particularly dangerous.<\/p>\n
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What makes electrical fires so dangerous?<\/strong><\/p>\n The main thing that makes electrical fires so dangerous is that many people assume they are the same as a regular fire. However, there are a few key differences, and not knowing those differences is hazardous.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We\u2019ve all heard the saying, \u201cwhere there\u2019s smoke there\u2019s fire,\u201d but that\u2019s not always the case with an electrical fire. You don\u2019t always see smoke, and by the time you do, it\u2019s usually too late to do anything but get out of the house.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Another key difference that adds even more danger to electrical fires is that they\u2019re more challenging to put out. These fires are started by electricity, and as such, throwing water on the flames might not do what you expect, it could even make the fire worse.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When electrical fires happen, it\u2019s shocking and sudden, but understanding the dangers is one way you can help eliminate some of the risks. If you experience an electrical fire or any other fire for that matter, you\u2019re not left to deal with it all on your own. Royal Renovations is here to help get your home back to feeling like home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Summer is heating up, and that means that we, as human beings have the desire to cool down! As we rely more and more on appliances and electricity to keep us cool, we\u2019re also running more of a risk to cause an electrical fire. Each year in the U.S., there are more than 40,000 electrical fires responsible for $700 million<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2083,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"table_tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2082"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2084,"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2082\/revisions\/2084"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2082"},{"taxonomy":"table_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/royalrenovations.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/table_tags?post=2082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}