Crime & Safety
Safely Remove Ashes from Fireplace: Lakeville Fire Prevention
The Lakeville Fire Department includes the tips in its weekly call report.
Allowing ashes to cool for 24 hours before putting them into a container can help prevent a house fire, according to the Lakeville Fire Department.
After allowing time for ashes to cool, they should be placed in a "metal container with a tight lid and stored outside," advices the fire department. Hot ashes placed in combustible containers can cause a house fire.
Lakeville Fire Calls
The Lakeville Fire Department responded to 20 calls for service between Dec. 9 and Dec. 15.
- 1 dryer fire
- 1 medical
- 1 motor vehicle accident with injuries
- 2 gas leaks
- 1 breakdown of light ballast
- 1 odor of smoke
- 9 false alarms
- 4 good intents
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