“these `goods' have greater security risks, with a slight inaccuracies, and are highly prone to fires, and you are not advised to do so.” the deputy chief of the fire and rescue station in the hanzhou archipelago said:。
In the afternoon of 3 december, the half-mountain fire rescue station conducted an experiment on the dangers of heater fires in connection with the winter fire situation。
The oil from the heater roast produces sparks
In the experiment, firefighters turned down a 450-watt electric heater and placed fresh pork, bacon and shrimp on the net。
“in our previous research, a number of young citizens and netizens said that meat had been roasted in this way.” according to the fireman, this was not an unexpected exercise to achieve experimental results。
When the heater was turned on, the fireman used the thermometer to measure the internal temperature of the equipment。
Experiment. Shechuan/photo
Thermometers show that the temperature of the heating centre within the equipment reached 600°c one minute after the heater was opened. Hands are placed 20 centimetres from the centre of the heater, which is clearly hot。
Firefighters said that meat and shrimp were placed on the surface of the thermostats, which could easily accumulate large amounts of heat。
For about five minutes, shrimp, meat, etc., on the surface of the electric heater were ripe, and pork and bacon were “spoiled” with high temperatures。
That's when the terrible scene happened。
The fat drops of meat into the electric heater in the experiment. Shechuan/photo
Oil drops from the surface of the meat drop on the heater's heater tube, and sparks are created in an instant。
"600°c has exceeded the oil flame point and sparks are generated as soon as the oil and electro-thermal tubes are exposed. That's one of the big hot spots of barbeque. There is a risk of a fire when there is a spark splatter.” firefighters warn that there is no need to be novelty and convenience, to roast with an electric heater or a barbecue: “some of the friends of the net are covering an iron net or wrapping tin paper or a grill while the heater is on it, which appears to be safer, but the danger remains.”
The clothes and socks were burned out
In addition to the more recent and novel “heater barbecue”, the more common and dangerous use is to bake clothes with electric heaters。
In june 2024, there was a fire in guiyang, guizhou, caused by the use of electric heaters to bake clothes。
Many people feel that the grilled clothing will not burn if it is kept in front of the electric heater. "it's actually wrong." the fireman said。
In the course of the experiment, firefighters then placed on the surface of the electric heater clothes and socks which were purified with tungsten。
Sock cover experiment. Shechuan/photo
Clothes covering the surface of the electric heater began to be constricted for about one minute, creating a strong odour at the scene。
Socks used in the experiment are similar, and smoke starts in half a minute。
Sock burns. Shechuan/photo
Turn your clothes and socks over and look at them. "a little longer heat may be on fire."
Socks are hotly melted into big holes, and the scene smells of burning. Shechuan/photo
Firefighters indicated that, during the pre-testing exercise, they found that surface charging also occurred when clothing and paper were baked for a long period of time at about 10 cm from the heater. “the fire happened in an instant. Please don't worry about it
The deputy chief of the semi-mountain fire rescue station gave some advice on how to use the electric heater correctly。
Dangerous methods such as heaters and barbecues must not be allowed. Flammable, flammable materials should be kept at a safe distance from the electric heater, normally at a safe distance of one metre. It is important to pay attention to the power of the product, not to purchase heaters that exceed household loads, and not to purchase heaters that are not produced by plants. In the case of electrical heaters, showers, etc., which have been in use for many years in the home, security checks of equipment are carried out prior to use in the autumn and winter, power leaks, abnormal fever, etc., and power is shut down and repaired or replaced in a timely manner。
