Local firefighters have issued a warning for house fires this winter caused by electrical faults.
Over the last three years MFS & CFS firefighters have battled over 500 house fires in SA linked to electrical issues.
This has left a damage bill of nearly $30M, with alarmingly close to 11 % of all preventable house fire deaths in Australia linked to electrical issues.
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Metropolitan Fire Service’s (MFS) Chief Officer, Michael Morgan said the statistics are a wakeup call to all South Australians, to get their home fire safety in order now as winter begins.
