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Fire Prevention Week

It's Fire Prevention Week and this year's theme is "Hear the Beep Where You Sleep."

Sarnia fire service Life Safety Educator Mike Otis encourages us to install a smoke alarm in every bedroom.

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In a third of all fatal fires in Ontario over the last five years, there was no warning because of either defective or missing smoke alarms.

Fire Prevention Week runs until October 10.

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