Call Now 1-877-767-2407Friday, May 24, 2013 Fire Damage in
Hospitals By the RestorationSOS Educational Staff The number of
incidents of fires occurring in hospitals has seen a marked
decline over the last few decades, the result of improvements in
hospital construction, electrical wiring, and better control of
flammable gases. Hospital staffs are also better trained to
handle a fire emergency, able to use fire extinguishing
equipment as well as overseeing any evacuation that may need to
happen. Fires are especially serious threats in hospitals when
they do happen, namely because of the amount of flammable
materials that may be present, as well as the number of patients
who may be unable to move and get out of the path of a fire as
rapidly as they need to. Most hospital fires start in the
kitchen, and may be inflamed by the presence of rags, towels, or
hospital gowns. There are also an inordinately high number of
electrical appliances and devices found in the average hospital,
which increases the likelihood fo