CEO, Firewize
09 Apr, 2025
This is a not so subtle reminder to ensure you check and test your smoke alarms. I was reading the news this morning and came across this headline "Morning phone alarm wakes woman to burning home as smoke detectors fail in Melbourne home". According to the article written by Hayley Taylor stated that "the house had smoke alarms installed (x2) but it is believed they were not in working order at the time of the fire”.
This is a timely reminder to ensure you and your loved ones have a working smoke alarm and that if the smoke alarm is fitted with replaceable batteries, that the battery is replaced every year.
Also smoke alarms. that are ten years old or older, should be replaced. This is a relatively small investment for a the value they offer.
While we (Firewize) do not inspect smoke alarms in dwellings (we do inspect & test smoke detectors in commercial buildings) we do recommend that you connect with the team at Smoke Alarm Specialists. With an exceptional 5⭐️ google reviews, Smoke Alarm Specialists can help with battery replacements, nuisance alarms, poor locations and replacement due to age.
Article by Hayley Taylor
Morning phone alarm wakes woman to burning home as smoke detectors fail in Melbourne home
The house had smoke alarms installed but it is believed they were not in working order at the time.
A woman who was sleeping as her Melbourne home caught fire on Friday morning was woken by neither smoke nor smoke detector — but by her phone alarm.
When the alarm rang out just before 7am the woman was able to flee the burning home on Kirkbride Wy at Craigieburn.
The single-storey brick home was “well alight” and fire had “taken hold in over half of the house” when firefighters arrived just minutes later, Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) said.
A candle inside the home was found to have started the blaze.
“The house had smoke alarms installed but it is believed they were not in working order at the time of the fire,” FRV said.
The Craigieburn woman was alone in the house at the time of the fire.
She suffered smoke inhalation and was treated at the scene by Victoria Ambulance paramedics.
The fire was brought under control within 17 minutes, as 33 firefighters worked to extinguish it.
“FRV crews donned breathing apparatus and began an internal attack on the fire,” FRV said.
“Firefighters will remain on scene for some time to ensure the fire is fully extinguished.”
