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Flats set ablaze in safety appeal Flats set ablaze in safety appeal
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Firefighters are to set two derelict flats ablaze in Glasgow in a bid to promote life-saving sprinkler systems. Firefighters have set two derelict flats ablaze in Glasgow in a bid to promote life-saving sprinkler systems.
The fire at the properties in Pollok on Friday will be filmed for a DVD to encourage house builders to install sprinklers in all new developments. The fires at the properties in Pollok were filmed for a DVD to encourage house builders to install sprinklers in all new developments.
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue and the city council said sprinklers could reduce fatalities from fire to zero.Strathclyde Fire and Rescue and the city council said sprinklers could reduce fatalities from fire to zero.
There were nine deaths from fires in Glasgow last year and 273 people were injured.There were nine deaths from fires in Glasgow last year and 273 people were injured.
The film, which will form part of the FireSafe Housing for Glasgow campaign, will aim to highlight the benefits of sprinkler systems - comparing the cost of installing them to 1% of a home's value or buying new carpets.The film, which will form part of the FireSafe Housing for Glasgow campaign, will aim to highlight the benefits of sprinkler systems - comparing the cost of installing them to 1% of a home's value or buying new carpets.
Councillor Jim Coleman, deputy leader of Glasgow City Council, said sprinklers could mean the difference between life and death. Officers set light to the flats in Newfield Square, one with the fire-fighting gadget and one without.
I urge house builders, who have been invited to the 'burn', to think seriously about installing sprinklers in their new developments Councillor Jim Coleman
The blaze in the sprinkler-protected property was confined to a wastepaper bin before sputtering out, while the other flat was consumed by fire within eight minutes.
Fire chiefs filmed the results of the controlled burn to show the importance ofwater sprinkling devices in housing developments.
Strathclyde Fire and Rescue has joined forces with Glasgow City Council to urge house builders to use the gadgets to reduce the city's fire casualty rate which is the highest of anyBritish city.
Last year, nine people died in Glasgow while a further 273 were injured infire-related incidents.
Councillor Jim Coleman, the council's deputy leader, said sprinklers could mean the difference between life and death.
He added: "I urge house builders, who have been invited to the 'burn', to think seriously about installing sprinklers in their new developments."He added: "I urge house builders, who have been invited to the 'burn', to think seriously about installing sprinklers in their new developments."
Sprinkler mythsSprinkler myths
Brian Sweeney, chief officer of Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, called on house builders to reject commonly-held "myths" about sprinklers.Brian Sweeney, chief officer of Strathclyde Fire and Rescue, called on house builders to reject commonly-held "myths" about sprinklers.
"It is a myth that homes are flooded because every sprinkler operates in a fire," he said."It is a myth that homes are flooded because every sprinkler operates in a fire," he said.
"Sprinkler systems respond quickly and can use a very small amount of water which is released only over the source of the fire."Sprinkler systems respond quickly and can use a very small amount of water which is released only over the source of the fire.
"We have seen that sprinkler systems work in other countries. There is no reason why our own house builders cannot take a UK lead by installing sprinklers in new homes in Glasgow.""We have seen that sprinkler systems work in other countries. There is no reason why our own house builders cannot take a UK lead by installing sprinklers in new homes in Glasgow."
The installation of sprinklers in new homes in the Canadian city of Vancouver in 1999 saw the number of people hurt in fires go down by 85%.The installation of sprinklers in new homes in the Canadian city of Vancouver in 1999 saw the number of people hurt in fires go down by 85%.