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Casa segura contra incendios

Los incendios pueden ser muy peligrosos y mortales, pero se pueden utilizar varias medidas de seguridad contra éstos para ayudar a prevenir lesiones graves o la muerte cuando se presente uno. Primero, se recomienda mantener extintores de incendios en lugares a la mano y tener un extintor en cada piso de la casa. Asimismo, se deben instalar detectores de humo en los pasillos, dormitorios, la cocina y el garaje e igualmente se deben probar una vez al mes y cambiarles las baterías en forma regular. Finalmente, se aconseja establecer rutas de escape en caso de incendio de cada cuarto en la casa y enseñarle a los miembros de la familia lo que se debe hacer en estos casos.

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